Friedensville, Pennsylvania
Friedensville is an unincorporated community in Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The community's name is from the German: Friedenskirche, "Church of peace".[2] Zinc mining was once a key industry in the area.
Friedensville, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, Friedensville, Pennsylvania | |
  Friedensville | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′33″N 75°23′41″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Township | Upper Saucon |
| Elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18017 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1175250 [1] |
Zine mines
Friedensville Zinc Mines were an important operation in this community, dating back to 1845.[3] Jacob Ueberroth (1786–1862), a local farmer, first discovered the zinc mineral, c. 1830.[4]
References
- "Friedensville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Espenshade, A. Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. State College, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State College. p. 310.
- "History". Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
- Kaas, L. Michael (2016). "The History of Zinc Mining in Friedensville, Pennsylvania". The Mining History Journal. 23: 17–42.
External links
Media related to Friedensville, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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