Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley was once the national leader in the production of iron, slate, cement and silk textiles and is considered by many prominent historians a birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.

The region was the junction point of a major transportation network that included seven major railroads and three canals. In addition, the area was the birthplace of the modern American defense industry and remains home to a 1750s water-powered industrial park. Today, the Lehigh Valley's diverse industrial heritage is reflected and interpreted by operating plants, commemorative parks, and museums.

150 SIA members came to the Lehigh Valley to explore a unique cross-section of this nation's industrial development. Tours included the Mack Truck Museum (Hanover Township, PA), Bethlehem Steel (Bethlehem, PA), Martin Guitar (Nazareth, PA), Steam Pump House (Phillipsburg, NJ), Fuller/Taylor Engineering (Allentown, PA), Big Bed Slate Quarry (Slatedale, PA), Hercules Cement (Stockertown, PA), Haines Mill (Cetronia, PA), Historic Bethlehem, PA, Moravian Historical Society (Nazareth, PA), Canal boat ride on the Lehigh Canal (Easton, PA) , National Canal Museum (Easton, PA), Historic Bridge tour, Cement Heritage Tour, Canal Tour and an Anthracite Tour.

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