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 Lowhill Township, Pennsylvania
Lowhill Township is a township located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 1,869.
In the township the population is spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who are 65 years of age or older.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/lo/Lowhill_Township,_Pennsylvania.html   (338 words)

  
 Lynn-Heidelberg Township Historical Society
The northwestern region of Lehigh County is a rural area comprised of four townships: Heidelberg, Lowhill, Lynn, and Weisenberg.
The Pennsylvania Germans were unique in that they continued to speak a German dialect that virtually remained unchanged since their immigration to America.
During the second half of the 20th century, the region slowly changed as outsiders moved into the area, and family farms began to disappear from the landscape.
www.lynntownship.org   (384 words)

  
 Roberts on Kneer Family
He was a contributor to the Lowhill Reformed congregation in 1769, to which on the dedication, Sept. 3, 1769, he, with Nicholas Mannebach, presented a baptismal service.
She married Jacob Horner, justice of the peace of Lowhill township, who was born Nov. 27, 1736, and died Dec. 22, 1808.
John Knerr was a farmer and resided on a tract of 238 acres in Weisenberg township.
www.ourfamilyties.net /Genealogy/Knerr/Knerr-Roberts.htm   (3345 words)

  
 Lowhill, Pennsylvania PA, township profile (Lehigh County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Lowhill is a township in Lehigh County, in the Allentown-Bethlehem metro area.
· Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776
· Immigration of Irish Quakers to Pennsylvania, 1682-1750
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=276105   (665 words)

  
 Lehigh County Website
This event was soon followed, starting in 1755, by the French and Indian War; a struggle between the French and English that was further complicated by the Iroquois Indians, who claimed dominate over the Lenni Lenape, and by a violent boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Connecticut, called the Pennamite War.
There were a number of Indian raids, the victims being men, women and children of the recent settlers.
Pennsylvania German/Agricultural nature well into the twentieth century, except for the corridor along the banks of the Lehigh River.
www.lehighcounty.org /Hist/hist.cfm?doc=hist_home.htm   (1141 words)

  
 LC p.079 - Geology of Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania: Historical Works
Saegersville, Heidelberg Township; for Nicholas Saeger who purchased the land in 1806 and deeded it to his son Joseph Saeger in the following year.
Sandstone Ridge, North Whitehall Township; a ridge north of Rockdale Creek in which sandstones of the Martinsburg formation are prominent.
Saucon Station, Upper Saucon Township ; Saucon is a corruption of an Indian name ""Sakunk"" which was applied to an Indian village or place occasionally occupied by Indians near the mouth of Saucon Creek.
digital.lib.lehigh.edu /lvgeology/_794.html   (466 words)

  
 Wildlands Conservancy * * Rivers Programs * *
Switzer Creek, which is the first to enter the main stem, originates in Lynn and Weisenberg Townships and flows northeast to the confluence in Lowhill Township.
The source of Haasen Creek is also located in Weisenberg Township; however, it first flows east to Upper Macungie Township and then northeast past Fogelsville Pond to the confluence with Jordan Creek in the west end of South Whitehall Township.
The objective of the program is to conserve, restore and enhance Pennsylvania's rivers through partnership, education, awareness and stewardship.
www.wildlandspa.org /Rivers/nps_wmp_jcmp.html   (562 words)

  
 DeLONG
Notwithstanding the prominent position which he holds among the citizens of his township, he is one of the most unostentatious of men, and is very popular, justly meriting the high esteem in which he is held.
The subject of this sketch is a native of this county, and was born November 30, 1845.
William F., of this sketch, lived with his parents until seventeen years of age, when he began railroading, and filled his position in such a satisfactory manner that he was soon promoted to be assistant agent at Rockdale.
www.pa-roots.com /users/northampton/Portraits/delong.htm   (401 words)

  
 Lowhill township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
Back to: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (PA), All US cities.
Churches in Lowhill township include: Morganland Church, Lowhill Church.
72% of Lowhill township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
www.city-data.com /township/Lowhill-Lehigh-PA.html   (132 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Code
Each elected officer of the County shall have been a resident and qualified elector of the County for at least one year immediately preceding his or her election, or, in the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy in office, for at least one year immediately preceding his or her term of office.
The District Attorney shall be duly admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time of his or her election and throughout the term of his or her office.
The District Attorney and each Assistant District Attorney shall be duly admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time of his or her appointment and throughout the term of his or her office.
www.pacode.com /secure/data/339/chapter1/chap1toc.html   (11243 words)

  
 KLOTZ
In 1846 he was chosen Lieutenant of Company K, Second Pennsylvania Infantry, for service in the Mexican War, and afterward became Adjutant of the same regiment under command of John W. Geary.
In 1862 he was chosen Colonel of the Nineteenth Pennsylvania Regiment of Emergency Troops at the time of Lee’s first invasion of Pennsylvania.
In 1878 he was elected to Congress on the Democratic ticket form the Eleventh Pennsylvania District, receiving eighty-two hundred and eleven votes against eighty-one hundred and sixteen for the Republican, fifty-one hundred and seventy-three for the Greenback, and forty-one hundred and forty-five for the independent Democratic candidate.
www.pa-roots.com /~northampton/Portraits/klotz.htm   (953 words)

  
 Northampton County, Pennsylvania Genealogical Records Information
Which includes Northampton County, Pennsylvania County Records, Northampton County, Pennsylvania History, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Facts, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Genealogical Addresses and websites related to Northampton County, Pennsylvania Genealogy in general.
Pennsylvania's Walking Purchase from the Delaware Indians in 1737 included all the present area of this county.
Moravians settled in 1740 at Nazareth and in 1741 at Bethlehem.
www.mypennsylvaniagenealogy.com /pa_county/nhn.htm   (1192 words)

  
 Kerry Ann Hoffner Petition Petition
We are officially submitting a request to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as well as Lowhill Township for a traffic signal to be installed at the intersection of Route 100, Kernsville and Clausville Roads to avoid further crashes and fatalities.
We understand that Lowhill Township can request a traffic signal study to be done by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which can assess the need for a traffic signal and therefore support Lowhill Township in that request.
The Kerry Ann Hoffner Petition Petition to PA DOT was created by Lowhill and neighboring townships and written by Jeri Forestieri (jac@ptd.net).
www.petitiononline.com /rte100/petition.html   (144 words)

  
 Lowhill Township Pennsylvania Real Estate Offices and Agents. Buying a Home, Homes for Sale in Lowhill Township, PA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
GMAC Real Estate Offices and Agents of Lowhill Township, PA Welcome to GMAC Real Estate of Lowhill Township, PA - where our real estate professionals are waiting to assist you with all of your home buying needs in Pennsylvania.
Whether looking to buy a new home or sell a home in the Lowhill Township area, you deserve a knowledgeable advocate in the real estate process.
And at GMAC Real Estate of the greater Pennsylvania area, we have the reach and resources of General Motors, GMAC, GMAC Mortgage and GMAC Home Services to help us establish and foster relationships that offer more value and convenience for you.
www.gmacrealestate.com /marketsserved/pages/LOWHILL_TOWNSHIP_PA.cfm   (251 words)

  
 PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-1796
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from East Bethlehem Township Municipal Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant in East Bethlehem Township, Washington County.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Blacklegs Sewage Treatment Plant in Conemaugh Township, Indiana County.
This proposed facility is in Brockway Borough and Snyder Township, Jefferson County and Horton Township, Elk County.
www.pabulletin.com /secure/data/vol33/33-37/1796.html   (2370 words)

  
 Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Marriage Licenses issued by Isaac Hicks, 1772-74 and 1824-36 -- Genealogy Database ...
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1756-1845: Christ Union Church Church records from Christ Union Church in lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania.
Dryland Union Lutheran Church, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1763-1832 Records of baptisms, marriages and burials for Hecktown, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Census, 1772-1890 U.S. Federal Census indexes (and other related census indexes) for Pennsylvania from 1772 to 1890
www.familymarriagerecords.com /db.asp?dbid=6008   (415 words)

  
 Commonwealth v. Hartman
A petition was presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions, on April 30, 1849, praying the court to declare their offices vacant, and to appoint substitutes.
The court granted a rule upon them to appear and answer; and on May 5, 1849, Jones, J., vacated their office and appointed others in their stead, to act until the next annual election for directors.
In the Act of 7th April, 1849, it is provided, "That a system of common school education be and the same is hereby deemed, held, and taken to be adopted, according to the provisions of this Act, in all the counties in this Commonwealth," andc.
comp.uark.edu /~jterrel/schoollaw/commonwealthvhartman.html   (649 words)

  
 LC p.068 - Geology of Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania: Historical Works
A post office established there in 1826 was called North Whitehall; in 1876 was changed to present name of village.
Bear Rocks, Lynn Township ; three large rocks on top of Kittatinny Mountain standing in a row near the junction of Lehigh, Schuylkill and Carbon counties.
Buckhorn, Lower Milford Township ; a hotel operated by George Stahl, prior to 1800, displayed a pair of elk antlers on a signpost to attract attention.
digital.lib.lehigh.edu /lvgeology/_597.html   (462 words)

  
 The Keystone - Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
The Festival was held at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Center on Saturday, Oct. 15 and Sunday, Oct. 16.
The Fescht's purpose was to educate attendees on the history and culture of Pennsylvania German lifestyles.
Non-profit organizations such as the Reading Berks Guild of Crafters, the Grundsau Lodge, the Weisenberg Lowhill Township Historical Society, the Pastorius House and representatives from the Berks County Graveyard preservation attended the event to hand out information about their organizations.
keystoneonline.com /story.asp?Art_id=1408   (502 words)

  
 Bucks County PA Real Estate, Pennsylvania Homes, Main Line Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA
Historic stone farmhouses, country cottages and grand estates grace the Bucks County PA real estate riverbanks in the heart of Pennsylvania's waterfront region.
The rolling green hills and quaint towns offering homes in New Hope and Doylestown are within a close proximity to New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
The Villanova real estate and Ardmore PA region offers some of the finest homes in what has become an exclusive area with as much prominence as it had in the days of the PA Railroad Main Line.
www.kurfiss.com   (347 words)

  
 Pictures
Road sign on Holbens Valley Road 1 mile west of Route 100 in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County.
The Lowhill Church in Lowhill Township about 2 miles north of the Weisenberg Church.
Another view of the Lowhill Church looking north from the cemetery.
www.holben.org /johann_pictures.htm   (313 words)

  
 Lehigh County Pennsylvania Township Maps
This is a clickable image map of townships and boroughs in Lehigh County Pennsylvania.
The township images are cropped from a 1/50,000 USGS Geological Survey Map of Lehigh County dated 1987; based on 1/24,000 maps dated 1956 through 1965.
Check here for information on how to order US Geological Survey Maps of Pennsylvania counties.
www.rootsweb.com /~usgenweb/maps/pa/county/lehigh/usgs   (367 words)

  
 Lehigh County Pennsylvania History and Genealogy
Lehigh County is named after the Lehigh River, which runs through the county's two largest cities, Allentown and Bethlehem.
It is located in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the eastern part of the state.
If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact Kim to become a host.
genealogytrails.com /penn/lehigh/default.html   (130 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Lynn Township": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Lynn Township was carved out of Heidelberg in October 1752, hallowed by Washington Township in May 1847.
Five THE SLATE INDUSTRY The Pennsylvania Slate histrict runs from Lynn Township, Lehigh County, to the hchlware River.
employed"; rather, it should be done "by those who had done their duty for their country." Similarly, the people of Lynn Township informed Moravian Jacob Oswalt that he "should stop 'til the lower townships began to measure,...
www.amazon.com /phrase/Lynn-Township   (580 words)

  
 GIS MAPS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
FIGURE 1.4:Ý The majority of the high population density areas are located within the major cities.Ý As shown by the map, both highways are essentially on the outside of this concentration.Ý Easton, (6,832) and Wilson (6,429), surprisingly has the highest population densities, while Lowhill, (96) and Lynn Township, (66) have the lowest population densities.
FIGURE 2.2:Ý The percentage of residential acres in the Lehigh Valley was concentrated in and closely around the perimeter of the two highways in 1972.Ý In the past twenty-five years this trend has shifted to the bottom and upper tier of the Lehigh Valley.Ý
ÝUpper Macungie in recent years has seen an explosion of industrial parks in their township partially due to the fact that Route 22 and I-78 meet at their municipality and the easy access use of Route 100.
www.leo.lehigh.edu /projects/sprawl/mapsAndCharts.htm   (775 words)

  
 PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-1504   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The PWRP is a jointly managed fund between the Department and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation established to offset wetland losses.
The project is located on Larry Bostick's property in Lowhill Township, Lehigh County.
The project is located on the Paunacussing Preserve in Buckingham Township, Bucks County.
www.pabulletin.com /secure/data/vol36/36-31/1504.html   (252 words)

  
 Ancestors of Gertrude   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
(Andrew Knerr was born on 23 Feb 1774 in Lowhill Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
1 Roberts, Charles Rhodes, History Of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Volume II (Allentown, Pa., Lehigh Valley Pub.
Lowhill Reformed Congregation, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1769-1881 (http://www.ancestry.com).
www.siteservers.net /family/tree/1188.htm   (109 words)

  
 Scheurer, Scheirer, Scheiry, Shirer History and Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Johann Carl Scheirer was born 1793 July 21 according to a record in the Kirchenbuch (church book) of DeLong's Church in Bowers, Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania [1].
In 1818 Carl married Catherine Hensinger who was born 1800 January 6 [2].
Carl inherited the family farm when his father died in 1818, but about 1836 the family moved to Lowhill Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania [2].
home.att.net /~long.hair2/scheirer/third_carl.html   (143 words)

  
 Patt, White Real Estate Lehigh Valley Allentown Bethlehem Easton PA
Lowhill Township, PA; Lehigh County, homes and real estate for sale
Lynn Township, PA; Lehigh County, homes and real estate for sale
Washington Township, PA; Lehigh County, homes and real estate for sale
www.pattwhite.com /Homes/PA/Lehigh/Cities.html   (623 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Tractor-Trailer Accidents Lawsuit News and Resources - Find Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers and Attorneys with ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
ACCIDENT: Traffic was tied up for a time in both directions on Route 100 in the Lowhill Township area following a crash involving a tractor trailer cab and a car.
A car and tractor trailer collided early Saturday morning in Monroe Township.
Two tractor trailers and three cars were involved in what appears to be a fatal crash on Route 222 in Berks County that is expected to block traffic in both directions until...
pennsylvania.injuryboard.com /view.cfm/Topic=178/PAGE=1   (172 words)

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