Franklin Park
Franklin Park is a neighborhood in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Franklin Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Bethlehem View, as well as near Lincoln Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include First Presbyterian Church and Bethlehem Waterworks.
First Presbyterian Church
Church
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The First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 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.
Bethlehem Waterworks
Heritage site
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The Bethlehem Waterworks, 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. Bethlehem Waterworks is situated 2 miles southwest of Franklin Park.
Gristmiller’s House
Heritage site
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The Gristmiller's House, also known as The Miller's House, is an historic home which is located in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Gristmiller’s House is situated 2 miles southwest of Franklin Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pembroke Village and Freemansburg.
Pembroke Village
Neighborhood
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Pembroke is a public housing community in northeast Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The area was listed as a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Freemansburg
Village
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Freemansburg is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,875 as of the 2020 census. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Freemansburg.
Butztown
Hamlet
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Butztown is an unincorporated community in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania. It is located northeast of Bethlehem. The village is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
Franklin Park
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.63946° or 40° 38′ 22″ northLongitude
-75.35559° or 75° 21′ 20″ westOpen location code
87G6JJQV+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 11898008861OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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