Lehigh Valley Landmarks
New episodes released every Friday
Rachel Leon, President of the City Council in Bethlehem, PA hosts Lehigh Valley Landmarks. Each week Rachel shares a short feature with a big story commemorated with a historical marker that explores a person, place or an event important to the Lehigh Valley.
Listen on WDIY Fridays at 4:44 PM during All Things Considered, or stream wherever you get your podcasts.
Lehigh Valley Landmarks is produced by Expect Good Media in Bethlehem, PA.
Latest Episodes
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Easton's oldest surviving house played a vital role in supplying the Continental Army during the Revolution. Now, a $100,000 grant is helping secure its future. -
Rachel Leon talks about the New Jersey sheriff who at one time made travel across the Delaware River possible. -
Rachel Leon explores the history of Easton Cemetery, from its 1849 founding as a rural garden cemetery to the notable figures and stories preserved across its 85 acres. -
Rachel Leon shares the story of the Easton woman who nearly lost the use of her legs as a toddler before going on to create the standard for tuberculosis testing. -
Rachel Leon looks back on the major military offensive campaign to destroy the towns of the Iroquois Confederacy. -
Rachel Leon shares the story of the man who designed the streets of Easton, and whose grave is still open as a local historic site. -
Rachel Leon explores the work that took place in a downtown Easton gunsmith's workshop and the man who combined several trades. -
Rachel Leon takes a look at the monument atop Easton's College Hill honoring 16 Lafayette College students. -
Rachel Leon talks about the colonel from Easton who became the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed during the Spanish-American War. -
Rachel Leon talks about Easton's history with anthracite and the local work that made a much larger industrial revolution possible.
