Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Jacob's Church, Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
  Jacksonville | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′15″N 75°49′43″W / 40.67083°N 75.82861°WCoordinates: 40°40′15″N 75°49′43″W / 40.67083°N 75.82861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Township | Lynn |
| Founded | 1820 |
| Named for | Andrew Jackson |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19529 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1177939 [1] |
Jacksonville is an unincorporated community in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. After land had been given for a church and churchyard, the first house was built in 1820.[2] The village was named after President Andrew Jackson in 1845.[3]
Points of interest[]
- Jacob's Church, the third building for the congregation, was built here in 1864.[2]
- Leaser Lake, including the 1928 monument to Frederick Leaser, who transported the Liberty Bell to the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown during the American Revolutionary War.[4][5]
Monument to Frederick Leaser at Leaser Lake
References[]
- ^ "Jacksonville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ a b Mathews, Alfred; Hungerford, Austin N. (1884). History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Richards. p. 312.
- ^ Miller, Benjamin L. Toponymy (PDF). p. 74.
- ^ Stauffer, Michael A.; Fries, Paul W. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frederick and Catherine Leaser Farm" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission – via CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System for Pennsylvania.
{{cite web}}: External link in|via= - ^ Dedication of the Memorial Tablet to Frederick Leaser at Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1928. Pennsylvania Historical Commission. 1928.
External links[]
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