Bethlehem Waterworks

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.

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Type: Heritage site
Description: pump-powered public water supply
Also known as: “1762 Water Works”, “1762 Waterworks”, and “Old Waterworks”
Address: 400 Water Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tannery and Gristmiller’s House.

The Tannery

Historic building

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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 390 feet northwest of Bethlehem Waterworks.

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 530 feet north of Bethlehem Waterworks.

Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence

Heritage site

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The Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, also known as the 1741 Gemeinhaus and the Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence, is a historic house museum at 66 West Church Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence is situated 490 feet east of Bethlehem Waterworks.

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

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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. Pembroke Village is situated 2 miles northeast of Bethlehem Waterworks.

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 Bethlehem Waterworks.

Bethlehem Waterworks

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

40.6191° or 40° 37′ 9″ north

Longitude

-75.38284° or 75° 22′ 58″ west

Inception

1762

Operator

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites

Open location code

87G6JJ98+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 82292363

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

Wikidata ID

Q4898072

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Bethlehem Waterworks” goes by many names.

French: “1762 Waterworks”
French: “Bethlehem Waterworks”
French: “Old Waterworks”
French: “Système d’adduction d’eau de Bethlehem”
German: “Bethlehem Waterworks”
German: “Wasserwerk Bethlehem”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pottery and 1750 Smithy.

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