Allentown, Pennsylvania, 13.11.1876, 20 Shares of Capital Stock á US-$ 10, #70, 17,1 x 27,8 cm, grün, rot, Knickfalten, Ausschnitte, Wappen.
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 13 November 1876, 20 Shares of Capital Stock á US-$ 10, #70, 17.1 x 27.8 cm, green, red, folds, cut offs, coat of arms.
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Der erste Versuch, eine Mautstraße von der Lehigh River Bridge nach Bethlehem zu finanzieren wurde 1869 von der Allentown-Bethlehem Turnpike and Plank Road Company unternommen. Dieser frühe Versuch scheiterte jedoch. Erfolgreicher war hingegen die 1876 gegründete Allentown & Bethlehem Turnpike Company. Sie baute im Sommer und Herbst 1876 die Mautstraße.
The first attempt to finance a road that led from the Lehigh River Bridge to Bethlehem was made by the Allentown-Bethlehem Turnpike and Plank Road Company in 1869. However, this early attempt failed. The Allentown & Bethlehem Turnpike Company was more successful in 1876. The road was built during summer and fall of 1876.