24 Facts About Bethlehem Pennsylvania

Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line runs through Bethlehem Pennsylvania heading east to Easton and across the Delaware River to Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania has a long historical relationship with the celebration of Christmas.

In 1747, Bethlehem was the first U S city to feature a decorated Christmas tree.

Areas along the Delaware River and its tributaries in eastern Bethlehem Pennsylvania were long inhabited by indigenous peoples of various cultures.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania was started as a typical Moravian Settlement Congregation, where the Church owned all the property.

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In 1762, Bethlehem Pennsylvania built the first water-works in America to pump water for public use.

Before, during and after the American Revolution, Bethlehem Pennsylvania was visited by George Washington and his wife Martha, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and the Marquis de Lafayette.

On March 27, 1900, the Bach Choir of Bethlehem Pennsylvania presented the United States debut of German Lutheran composer Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B Minor in the city's Central Moravian Church.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania is divided into five main areas: Center City, West Side, East Side, South Side, and North Side.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania has a lower crime rate than that of Allentown and Easton.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania became a center of heavy industry and trade during the industrial revolution.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania Steel was one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the world and one of the most powerful symbols of American industrial manufacturing leadership, and it manufactured over 1, 100 warships used in World War II.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania has a long historical relationship with the celebration of Christmas, which is prominently celebrated in the city annually.

In 1747, Bethlehem was the first U S city to feature a decorated Christmas tree.

Hotel Bethlehem Pennsylvania was chosen for the ceremony because it was built on the site of the first building in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, a two-room log house, where the original settlers conducted their evening worship on Christmas Eve 1741.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania Globe-Times paid for the large wooden star erected on the top of South Mountain, at a cost of $460.

Since its founding in 1898, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem Pennsylvania has been attracting thousands of visitors to the annual Bethlehem Pennsylvania Bach Festival, now held largely on the campus of Lehigh University and on the historic grounds of the Moravian Community.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania Area Public Library is a popular destination for recreation and entertainment.

Federally, Bethlehem is part of Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, represented by Democrat Susan Wild.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania is part of the Philadelphia media market, the nation's fourth largest, and its cable systems receive select radio and television broadcasts from New York City.

Bethlehem Pennsylvania has two licensed commercial radio stations, variety WGPA-AM and hard rock WZZO-FM.

LANta provides local bus service in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, serving points in the city and providing connections to Allentown, Easton, the Lehigh Valley Mall, and other points in the Lehigh Valley.

Freight rail service in Bethlehem Pennsylvania is provided by the Norfolk Southern Railway and Lehigh Valley Rail Management.

Trash collection in Bethlehem Pennsylvania is provided by private haulers while the City of Bethlehem Pennsylvania Recycling Department provides recycling collection.