Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
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Breinigsville is an unincorporated community located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The town is in Upper Macungie Township, approximately 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Allentown and 7 miles (11 km) east of Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
Breinigsville is located along U.S. Route 222, between its intersection with the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 863 and Route 222's Trexlertown Bypass (Fred Jaindl Memorial Highway). The town of Breinigsville is located between Trexlertown and Maxatawny.
The population of Breinigsville is 3,556.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
Breinigsville was named for George Breinig, who settled on a 123-acre (0.50 km2; 0.192 sq mi) tract in the vicinity in 1789.[1] Around 1855, the Allentown Railroad was graded through Breinigsville, but the tracks were never laid. In the 1860s, the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad used the grade to build from Trexlertown, on its main line, into Breinigsville, as part of a branch to serve local limonite (iron ore) mines. These mines had shut down by the end of World War I, and the rails through Breinigsville were removed in the 1940s.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Topography
Breinigsville is located at 40°32'12" North, 75°37'53" West (40.5367627, -75.6312997).[2] Elevation is 427 feet (130 m).
[edit] Economy
Throughout the 19th century, the economy of Breinigsville was primarily agriculture and mining.
[edit] Recreation
Terry Hill Waterpark and Campgrounds, a 43-acre (0.17 km2; 0.067 sq mi) waterpark, is located in Breinigsville.
[edit] References
- ^ Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Rev. John Baer Stoudt, Rev. Thomas H. Krick, William J. Dietrich (1914). History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Records of its Families. 1. Lehigh Valley Publishing Company. p. 915.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Coordinates: 40°32′12″N 75°37′53″W / 40.53667°N 75.63139°W
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