22 Facts About Easton Pennsylvania

Easton Pennsylvania is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long river, that joins the Delaware River in Easton Pennsylvania and serves as the city's eastern geographic boundary with Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

Easton Pennsylvania was settled by Europeans in 1739 and founded in 1752, As Northampton County was being formed at this time, Easton Pennsylvania was selected as its county seat.

Easton Pennsylvania was an important military center during the American Revolutionary War.

Easton Pennsylvania was one of the first three places the Declaration of Independence was publicly read .

Today, the Lehigh Valley Railroad's main line is the only major rail line that goes through Easton Pennsylvania and is known as the Lehigh Line; the Lehigh Line was bought by the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1999.

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Canal transportation was largely replaced by railroads in the mid-19th century with Easton Pennsylvania being a hub for five railroads including the Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley Railroad and others.

Easton Pennsylvania lost its prominence in passenger transportation with the rise of the automobile in the mid-20th century.

The Pennsylvania guide, compiled by the Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration in 1940, colorfully described the rich and cosmopolitan fabric of Easton's society in the first half of the 20th century:.

Easton Pennsylvania is divided into four districts: Downtown, College Hill, South Side, and West Ward .

Downtown Easton Pennsylvania lies at the confluence of the Lehigh River and Delaware River and is a low-lying area surrounded by hills to the north, west, and south.

South Easton Pennsylvania, divided by the Lehigh River from the rest of the city, was a separate borough until 1898; it was settled initially by Native Americans, later by canal workers, and then was later the home of several silk mills.

Easton Pennsylvania holds the third most LVIAC championships in all sports, behind only Parkland High School and Emmaus High School.

Easton Pennsylvania is home to Notre Dame High School, a Catholic school.

Easton Pennsylvania is the home of one four-year college, Lafayette College, which was established in 1826.

Easton Pennsylvania is the home of 27 interactive children's attractions, and the National Canal Museum, which focuses on the importance of canals in the region, and the Crayola Experience, which is owned by Crayola LLC, a major toy manufacturer based in nearby Forks Township.

Easton Pennsylvania is part of the Philadelphia DMA, but receives numerous radio and television channels from New York City and the smaller Scranton-Wilkes-Barre media market to the northwest.

Easton Pennsylvania is becoming an increasingly sought after destination for motion pictures filming on location.

Easton Pennsylvania was once served only by the 215 area code from 1947 until 1994.

Major east-west roads in Easton Pennsylvania include Corriere Road, Zucksville Road, Northwood Avenue, Lafayette Street, Hackett Avenue, Northampton Street, Butler Street, Freemansburg Avenue, and Canal Street.

Major north-south roads in Easton Pennsylvania include Farmersville Road, Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood Avenue, 25th Street, Bushkill Drive, 13th Street, Centre Street, Sullivan Trail, Richmond Road, 3rd Street, Cattell Street, Riverside Drive, and Delaware Drive .

Air transport to and from Easton Pennsylvania is available through Lehigh Valley International Airport, which is located approximately 11 miles west of the city, in Hanover Township.

Braden Airpark, known as Easton Pennsylvania Airport, is a smaller airport located about three nautical miles north of Easton Pennsylvania's central business district.