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Bethlehem

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.

Historic building
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is a historic tannery building constructed by the colonial Moravians in , . It is a limestone building built in 1761, and is part of the Bethlehem Colonial Industrial Quarter. is situated 390 feet northwest of Bethlehem Waterworks.

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 , . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. is situated 530 feet north of Bethlehem Waterworks.

Heritage site
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The Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, also known as the 1741 Gemeinhaus and the , is a historic house museum at 66 West Church Street in . is situated 490 feet east of Bethlehem Waterworks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fountain Hill and Pembroke Village.

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

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. is situated 2 miles northeast of Bethlehem Waterworks.

Village
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is a borough in , , . The population was 2,875 as of the 2020 census. The , a 109-mile-long tributary of the , flows through . is situated 2 miles east of Bethlehem Waterworks.

Bethlehem Waterworks

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.

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