Monocacy Creek

Monocacy Creek is a river in , . Monocacy Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include First Presbyterian Church and Burnside Plantation.

Church
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The of was established in 1875, and the present building on Center Street was completed in 1957. The Church had 2,609 members as of June 2015 but the Presbyterian Church, like every mainline Protestant denomination, has suffered a decline in national membership, especially over the past decade.

Heritage site
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The is a 6.5-acre plantation in and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is also known as the James and Lerch Farm.

Heritage site
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The , also known as the Old Waterworks or 1762 Waterworks, is believed to be the oldest pump-powered public water supply in what is now the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethlehem and Pembroke Village.

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is one of three cities, along with and , that are the urban population centers of the in eastern . In the Lehigh Valley, borders to its northwest, to its west, to its southeast, and to its east.

Neighborhood
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Pembroke is a public housing community in northeast . The area was listed as a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Village
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is a borough in , United States. The population was 2,875 as of the 2020 census. The , a 109-mile-long tributary of the , flows through .

Monocacy Creek

  • Type: River
  • Also known as: “Manacassee Creek”, “Managachsink Creek”, “Managassi Creek”, “Manakasie Creek”, “Manakasy Creek”, “Manakes Creek”, “Manakesis Creek”, “Manakisy Creek”, “Manockissy Creek”, “Manockisy Creek”, “Manokesy Creek”, “Manokissy Creek”, “Manookisy Creek”, “Manoquesay Creek”, “Menacasy Creek”, and “West Branch Manocasy Creek”
  • Category: body of water
  • Location: , , , ,
  • View on Open­Street­Map
Latitude
40.64208° or 40° 38′ 32″ north
Longitude
-75.3807° or 75° 22′ 51″ west
Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)
Open location code
87G6JJR9+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 286494133
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
5201682
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Satellite Map

Discover Monocacy Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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