Laurys Station, Pennsylvania

Laurys Station
census-designated place
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Township	North Whitehall

Elevation	377 ft (114.9 m)
Coordinates	40°43′23″N 75°31′49″W / 40.72306°N 75.53028°W / 40.72306; -75.53028Coordinates: 40°43′23″N 75°31′49″W / 40.72306°N 75.53028°W / 40.72306; -75.53028

Population	1,243 (2010)

Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	18059
Area code	610 & 484

Location of Laurys Station in Lehigh County
Location of Laurys Station in Pennsylvania

David Laury

Laurys Station (previously Slate Dam) is an census-designated place in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, about 9 miles (14 km) north of Allentown and about 6 miles (9.7 km) miles southeast of Slatington. Laurys Station is located along Pennsylvania Route 145, and is situated along the Lehigh River. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,243.

History

Laurys Station was initially known as "Slate Dam," after the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company built a large dam here in 1830. In 1832, David Laury established a hotel here, which would become a popular resort during the summer months. Laury would later become the settlement's postmaster (1853) and station agent, when the Lehigh Valley Railroad opened a station here in 1855.^[1] The Lehigh Valley Railroad's four track mainline was located directly in the middle of the town, which was situated around present-day Mauser Street. Laurys Station, at one point in time, had its own amusement park down by the river.

Education

Laurys Station is part of the Parkland School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Parkland High School.

Notes

↑ 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. 864.

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.

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Northampton

Lehigh Valley

States	Pennsylvania New Jersey

Counties	Carbon Lehigh Northampton Warren

Three Cities	Allentown Bethlehem Easton

Cities and towns 100k-250k	Allentown

Cities and towns 50k-99k	Bethlehem

Cities and towns 10-50k	Bethlehem Township Easton Emmaus Forks Township Hanover Township Lehigh Township Lower Macungie Township Lower Saucon Township North Whitehall Township Northampton Palmer Township Phillipsburg Salisbury Township South Whitehall Township Upper Macungie Township Upper Saucon Township Whitehall Township

Regions	Saucon Valley

People	List of people from the Lehigh Valley

Municipalities and communities of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Allentown

Cities	Allentown Bethlehem‡

Boroughs	Alburtis Catasauqua Coopersburg Coplay Emmaus Fountain Hill Macungie Slatington

Townships	Hanover Heidelberg Lower Macungie Lower Milford Lowhill Lynn North Whitehall Salisbury South Whitehall Upper Macungie Upper Milford Upper Saucon Washington Weisenberg Whitehall

CDPs	Ancient Oaks Breinigsville Cementon Cetronia DeSales University Dorneyville Egypt Fullerton Hokendauqua Laurys Station New Tripoli Schnecksville Slatedale Stiles Trexlertown Wescosville

Unincorporated communities	Balliettsville Best Station Center Valley Colesville‡ East Texas Emerald Evergreen Park Fogelsville Gauff Hill Germansville Hensingersville‡ Hosensack Ironton Kuhnsville Lanark Limeport Locust Valley Lynnport Neffs New Smithville Old Zionsville Orefield Pleasant Corners Powder Valley Scherersville Schoenersville‡ Shimerville Summit Lawn Vera Cruz Walbert Wanamakers Werleys Corner West Catasauqua Zionsville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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