When we moved into our home in Egypt, Whitehall, PA in Lehigh County, there were a few things left behind from the previous longtime owners. There were a few yardsticks here and there, the kind that are given out as freebies. In the corner of the basement, behind a stack of wood that used to … Continue reading Yardstick: Charles Saeger Lehigh County Commissioner
Egypt Whitehall History
Walter’s Music Store in Egypt PA
When we moved into our home on Roosevelt Street in Egypt PA in 2019, there were some things left behind by previous owners including the Diehl family who owned our home for at least 100 years. In the stairway leading up to the attic, I found a dusty yellow yardstick, the kind that businesses used … Continue reading Walter’s Music Store in Egypt PA
Dr. Edwin Minner: Egypt Whitehall Township Doctor
Next to my house on Roosevelt Street in the Egypt section of Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania is a grand red brick house. It dwarfs the rest of the houses in the neighborhood and is situated facing out to Main Street across from Eberhart Motors. Edwin Minner Family I did some digging and found out it was … Continue reading Dr. Edwin Minner: Egypt Whitehall Township Doctor
What Was in My House in 1920: Egypt Whitehall House History
I recently had a free weekend with Newspapers.com and I had a blast searching for newspaper articles related to my town and my house in particular. In 2019, my husband and I bought a home on Roosevelt Street in the Egypt part of Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania in Lehigh County. One of the articles I found … Continue reading What Was in My House in 1920: Egypt Whitehall House History
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