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Bethlehem is a city in eastern Pennsylvania, located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. The city is located on the banks of the Lehigh River, approximately 60 miles north of Philadelphia and 75 miles west of New York City.
Bethlehem was first settled by the Moravians, a group from Germany on Christmas Eve 1741, and named after the birthplace of Jesus Christ. To celebrate both its rich german ancestry and ties to Christmas, Bethlehem holds an annual christkindlmarkt and exhibits a lavish "Star of Bethlehem" on South Mountain each December. In 1937, the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce stated that the city would forever be known as Christmas City, USA.
The city is also home to the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which was once the United States 2nd leading producer in steel after Pittsburgh. It had a hand in producing much of the steel used in both WWI & WWII. Culturally, Bethlehem is home to both Lehigh University and Moravian University, the former of which is home to the Philadelphia Eagles training camp each August.
Bethlehem was first settled by the Moravians, a group from Germany on Christmas Eve 1741, and named after the birthplace of Jesus Christ. To celebrate both its rich german ancestry and ties to Christmas, Bethlehem holds an annual christkindlmarkt and exhibits a lavish "Star of Bethlehem" on South Mountain each December. In 1937, the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce stated that the city would forever be known as Christmas City, USA.
The city is also home to the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which was once the United States 2nd leading producer in steel after Pittsburgh. It had a hand in producing much of the steel used in both WWI & WWII. Culturally, Bethlehem is home to both Lehigh University and Moravian University, the former of which is home to the Philadelphia Eagles training camp each August.
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Dec 08, 2007
Bethlehem at Christmastime, I had been waiting for this moment for the past few months. What could be better? My friend, Chip and I were a bit concerned on the Friday before we were to leave as we found out there was a possibility that it would snow overnight. If we ended up g…
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Dec 31, 1930 – Jan 01, 3000
Life is good again! I finally had the pleasure of visiting the great state of Pennsylvania. Well, I had before, but my visits consisted of me driving through quickly to get to another state. Pennsylvania has been around for a long time and deserves more respect t…
Jun 15, 2008 – Oct 17, 2008
Yes today I went to Bethlehem. That's Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, which I had no idea existed until today. My friend Amanda was working all day, so her mum kidnapped me to drive up & visit her parents - mainly because it was a nice countryside drive and there were stunning fall colours to be seen al…
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