Upper Saucon Township was established in 1753. Often called "the Crossroads" because of its connections to the areas around it, the tracks of the North Pennsylvania Railroad awakened the small town of Center Valley in 1856. From there, the Liberty Bell trolley line was added, making transportation of goods and people even easier within the township. Milk trolleys ran daily, and mills lined the creeks running through the predominantly agricultural township. As the connections grew, so did the needs of one of Upper Saucon Township's towns: Coopersburg. With the needs of a burgeoning town, Cooper... Read More
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Upper Saucon Township was established in 1753. Often called "the Crossroads" because of its connections to the areas around it, the tracks of the North Pennsylvania Railroad awakened the small town of Center Valley in 1856. From there, the Liberty Bell trolley line was added, making transportation of goods and people even easier within the township. Milk trolleys ran daily, and mills lined the creeks running through the predominantly agricultural township. As the connections grew, so did the needs of one of Upper Saucon Township's towns: Coopersburg. With the needs of a burgeoning town, Cooper... Read More
Upper Saucon Township was established in 1753. Often called "the Crossroads" because of its connections to the areas around it, the tracks of the North Pennsylvania Railroad awakened the small town of Center Valley in 1856. From there, the Liberty Bell trolley line was added, making transportation of goods and people even easier within the township. Milk trolleys ran daily, and mills lined the creeks running through the predominantly agricultural township. As the connections grew, so did the needs of one of Upper Saucon Township's towns: Coopersburg. With the needs of a burgeoning town, Coopersburg petitioned to become a distinct borough in 1879. Coopersburg brought attention to the area with its industries and annual cattle sale. It was dubbed "the town of possibilities" for all it had to offer.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 15th March 2010
State: Pennsylvania
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738572291
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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Title: Historic photos: Coopersburg, Upper Saucon
Author: Irene Kraft
Publisher: The Morning Call
Date: 3/15/2010
Kelly Ann Butterbaugh will sign copies of her new book, "Images of America -- Upper Saucon Township and Coopersburg," this weekend in Whitehall and Coopersburg.
Butterbaugh, 35, a native of Salisbury Township and now of Lanark, Upper Saucon Township, will be at Borders in Whitehall at 3 p.m. Saturday. Then she'll be at Coopersburg Borough Hall, State and Main streets, Coopersburg, 1-4 p.m. Sunday for a book launch sponsored by the Coopersburg Historical Society.
The book, the latest in Arcadia Press' series that explore regions of the country through photos, will be available in bookstores beginning today.
It is filled with more than 200 vintage photos from public and private collections. Butterbaugh, who has a passion for history, hopes the book "preserved some of the facts and created a sort of snapshot of the community in its earlier days."
Author Bio
Kelly Ann Butterbaugh, a resident of Lehigh County, collated pictures from the Lehigh County Agricultural Society’s collection as well as those involved in the fair over the years. An author of several local history books and an English teacher, she enjoys sharing her love of old photographs and local history.
Upper Saucon Township was established in 1753. Often called "the Crossroads" because of its connections to the areas around it, the tracks of the North Pennsylvania Railroad awakened the small town of Center Valley in 1856. From there, the Liberty Bell trolley line was added, making transportation of goods and people even easier within the township. Milk trolleys ran daily, and mills lined the creeks running through the predominantly agricultural township. As the connections grew, so did the needs of one of Upper Saucon Township's towns: Coopersburg. With the needs of a burgeoning town, Coopersburg petitioned to become a distinct borough in 1879. Coopersburg brought attention to the area with its industries and annual cattle sale. It was dubbed "the town of possibilities" for all it had to offer.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 15th March 2010
State: Pennsylvania
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738572291
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Title: Historic photos: Coopersburg, Upper Saucon
Author: Irene Kraft
Publisher: The Morning Call
Date: 3/15/2010
Kelly Ann Butterbaugh will sign copies of her new book, "Images of America -- Upper Saucon Township and Coopersburg," this weekend in Whitehall and Coopersburg.
Butterbaugh, 35, a native of Salisbury Township and now of Lanark, Upper Saucon Township, will be at Borders in Whitehall at 3 p.m. Saturday. Then she'll be at Coopersburg Borough Hall, State and Main streets, Coopersburg, 1-4 p.m. Sunday for a book launch sponsored by the Coopersburg Historical Society.
The book, the latest in Arcadia Press' series that explore regions of the country through photos, will be available in bookstores beginning today.
It is filled with more than 200 vintage photos from public and private collections. Butterbaugh, who has a passion for history, hopes the book "preserved some of the facts and created a sort of snapshot of the community in its earlier days."
Kelly Ann Butterbaugh, a resident of Lehigh County, collated pictures from the Lehigh County Agricultural Society’s collection as well as those involved in the fair over the years. An author of several local history books and an English teacher, she enjoys sharing her love of old photographs and local history.
