Slate Belt Museum and Historical Society
Location:
2214 N Delaware Dr, Mount Bethel, PA 18343
in Northampton CountyThe museum is housed in the former Mount Bethel Presbyterian Church.Website:
www.slatebeltmuseum.comEmail:
slatebeltmuseum@outlook.comPhone:
570-897-0292Hours:
Open Sundays from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (Spring through December)
Costs:
Free admissionADA Accessible:
YesCategories:
ADA Accessible, Free, Kid Friendly, Museums
Description:
The non-profit Slate Belt Museum and Historical Society was formed in 1977 to gather, curate and preserve artifacts, writings, art, memorabilia, and other media that reflects and records the history of the Slate Belt region of the Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania.
The country gothic building that houses the Slate Belt Museum was originally the Mount Bethel Presbyterian Church. This church had its beginnings in 1730 when some thirty families of Scotch-Irish birth settled in an area north of the Forks of the Delaware River, now Upper Mount Bethel and Washington Townships, particularly the villages of Martins Creek, Richmond, and Mount Bethel. Alexander Hunter, an early leader, gave his name to this community, Hunter Settlement. Hunter Settlement was part of the land of Lenni Lenape territory that was given to settlers in the infamous 1737 Walking Purchase.
Please visit our website for more information about the rich history of our building, inhabitants, and region.