1750 Smithy

1750 Smithy is a museum in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania which is located on Main Street. 1750 Smithy is situated nearby to the ruins Pottery, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Marcon Overlook.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Moravian Blacksmith Shop”
Address: 425 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bethlehem Waterworks and Gristmiller’s House.

Bethlehem Waterworks

Heritage site

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

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.

Gristmiller’s House

Heritage site

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

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 410 feet northwest of 1750 Smithy.

The Tannery

Historic building

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

The Tannery is a historic tannery building constructed by the colonial Moravians in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is a limestone building built in 1761, and is part of the Bethlehem Colonial Industrial Quarter. The Tannery is situated 350 feet northwest of 1750 Smithy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fountain Hill and Pembroke Village.

Fountain Hill

Village

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Fountain Hill is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Fountain Hill was 4,832 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 4,597 tabulated in 2010.

Pembroke Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

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. Pembroke Village is situated 2 miles northeast of 1750 Smithy.

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. Freemansburg is situated 2 miles east of 1750 Smithy.

1750 Smithy

Categories: building, tourism, workshop, blacksmith, and tourist attraction
Location: Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.61955° or 40° 37′ 10″ north

Longitude

-75.3825° or 75° 22′ 57″ west

Inception

1750

Operator

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites

Open location code

87G6JJ98+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 82292329

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights include Pottery and Marcon Overlook.

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