Historical Marker

Emmaus

Main St. at library (near Klines Ln.), Emmaus · Emmaus · Lehigh

Pennsylvania marker

Inscription

Called by the Indians "Macungie," or "feeding place of the bears." Area settlement begun in 1730's, and a Shelter House was erected in 1734. Moravians established a "Gemein-Ort," or congregational village, and named it after the biblical town of Emmaus in 1761.

Location

AddressMain St. at library (near Klines Ln.), Emmaus
CityEmmaus
CountyLehigh
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.541030, -75.486530

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