Formed March 11, 1752 out of Bucks County. Named for Northamptonshire in England. Easton, county seat, was incorporated in 1789. County is noted as a leading center for the steel industry and for cement and slate production.

Congregation organized 1745. This building, enlarged and restored, was erected, 1776. Scene of Indian Treaty, 1777. During the Revolutionary War, it was used as a military hospital.

At White's Hotel near here, on Dec. 27, 1824, local citizens gathered to found Lafayette College. One of their leaders, James Madison Porter, had recently met Lafayette during the French general's well-received American tour of 1824-25, that revived widespread patriotic sentiments about American independence. The College is one of the principal US memorials to this statesman and military leader instrumental in our nation's birth.

Recognized as the inventor of the split-bamboo fishing rod in the U.S. His first rent and glued-up cane rod was made about 1846 in his gunsmith shop that stood on this site.

One of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, member of Continental Congress, ironmaster, lived in this house built in 1757 by William Parsons, Surveyor-General. First occupied by Parsons.

Birth site of the renowned biochemist. In spite of the handicap of polio, she developed in the 1920s a safe process for intravenous therapy. Later, in 1934, she refined the tuberculin skin test that was ultimately adopted worldwide.

Lafayette College, Easton, PA

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Lafayette College, Easton, PA 5/6/2014

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Snowy Crayola Experience

Crayola Experience, Easton, PA 2/14/14

Snowy Scene, Welcome to Easton, Easton, PA 2/4/2014

Snowy Scene, Easton, PA 2/4/2014 "David Martin's Ferry -*- Operated at "The Forks" on grants received in 1739 and 1741. It was an important link on a main route to the west until 1806. The ferry transported troops and supplies in the Revolutionary War."

The Key to the City of Easton, PA

PA Bacon Fest 2013

Forks Community Days, Easton, PA

Drinkys Skate Jam 9/14/2013

LVIA Air Show 8/25/2013

Hot Air Balloons, Readington Twsp, NJ

NJ Balloon Festival in Readington, NJ

Hot Air Balloons, Readington Twsp, NJ

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Easton Heights Cemetery, Easton, PA

State Theatre, Easton, PA 6/1/2013

Easton, PA 5/31/2013

Riverside Park, Easton, PA 5/23/2013

Northampton County Courthouse Northampton County was founded on March 6, 1752. The first court proceedings were held in taverns. The first court house was built in 1765 in Centre Square, then known as "the Great Square." The current courthouse, located on Seventh and Walnut Streets, was designed by Architect G. Graham, Esquire and was built in 1861. Easton, PA 5/10/2013

Easton, PA 4/20/2013

State Theatre; Easton; PA 4/20/2013

Easton, PA 4/20/2013 Easton PA is located in the Lehigh Valley, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA., at the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers. It is centrally located between Philadelphia, PA, New York City, NY, and the Pocono Mountains.

Sigal Museum, Easton, PA 3/22/2013

Along Karl Stirner Arts trail, Easton, PA

Easton, PA 1/6/2013

Easton, PA 11/6/2012

Lafayette College, Easton, PA 10/24/2012

Jacktown Gas & Steam Engine Show 11/24/2012

Train, Jim Thorpe, PA

Chile Pepper Festival 2012

Bloomsburg Fair 9/21/2012

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Forks Community Days, Easton, PA

New Jersey Shore 9/13/2012

Seaside Park, Fun Town Pier, New Jersey Shore 9/13/2012

York Fair 9/7/2012