| Name | Lehigh County Historical Society |
| Brief Description | The Lehigh County Historical Society is one of the largest historical societies in America. Our new 30,000 square foot headquarters museum The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum is a state-of-the-art facility. |
| Type | Attraction |
| Category | Allentown Pennsylvania Museum |
| Description | The Lehigh County Historical Society is one of the largest historical societies in America. Our new 30,000 square foot headquarters museum The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum is a state-of-the-art climate-controlled facility that houses one of the finest historical research libraries in the state of Pennsylvania. The Heritage Museum includes 4 galleries with more than 10,000 square feet of exhibits.
The Society administers 7 museum sites that date from Colonial America through the Industrial Revolution. Our collection encompasses more than 35,000 historical artifacts, 65,000 vintage photographs, and nearly 3-million documents.
History provides a sense of proportion and perspective in people's lives. A person's knowledge of history creates a more balanced and tolerant individual. |
| Address | 432 W. Walnut Street |
| CSZ | Allentown, PA 18102 |
| Phone 1 | (610) 435-9601 |
| Handicapped Accessible | No |
| Website | www.lchs.museum/ |
| Last Updated | 12/7/2009 |
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