Lehigh Valley Landmarks

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Rachel Leon, President of the City Council in Bethlehem, PA hosts Lehigh Valley Landmarks. Each week Rachel shares a short feature with a big story commemorated with a historical marker that explores a person, place or an event important to the Lehigh Valley.Listen on WDIY Fridays at 4:44 PM during All Things Considered, or stream wherever you get your podcasts.Lehigh Valley Landmarks is produced by Expect Good Media in Bethlehem, PA.

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    Historic Easton Cemetery | Lehigh Valley Landmarks

    Rachel Leon explores the history of Easton Cemetery, from its 1849 founding as a rural garden cemetery to the notable figures and stories preserved across its 85 acres.

  2. Oct 23

    Florence B. Seibert | Lehigh Valley Landmarks

    Rachel Leon shares the story of the Easton woman who nearly lost the use of her legs as a toddler before going on to create the standard for tuberculosis testing.

  3. Oct 16

    The Sullivan Expedition | Lehigh Valley Landmarks

    Rachel Leon looks back on the major military offensive campaign to destroy the towns of the Iroquois Confederacy.

  4. Oct 9

    William Parsons | Lehigh Valley Landmarks

    Rachel Leon shares the story of the man who designed the streets of Easton, and whose grave is still open as a local historic site.

  5. Oct 2

    Samuel Philippe | Lehigh Valley Landmarks

    Rachel Leon explores the work that took place in a downtown Easton gunsmith's workshop and the man who combined several trades.

  6. Sep 25

    Lafayette College Civil War Memorial | Lehigh Valley Landmarks

    Rachel Leon takes a look at the monument atop Easton's College Hill honoring 16 Lafayette College students.

  7. Sep 23

    Colonel Charles Wikoff | Lehigh Valley Landmarks

    Rachel Leon talks about the colonel from Easton who became the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed during the Spanish-American War.

  8. Sep 11

    Easton's Anthracite Iron | Lehigh Valley Landmarks

    Rachel Leon talks about Easton's history with anthracite and the local work that made a much larger industrial revolution possible.

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Rachel Leon, President of the City Council in Bethlehem, PA hosts Lehigh Valley Landmarks. Each week Rachel shares a short feature with a big story commemorated with a historical marker that explores a person, place or an event important to the Lehigh Valley.Listen on WDIY Fridays at 4:44 PM during All Things Considered, or stream wherever you get your podcasts.Lehigh Valley Landmarks is produced by Expect Good Media in Bethlehem, PA.

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