Friedensville, Pennsylvania

Friedensville is an unincorporated community in Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The community's name is from the German: Friedenskirche, "Church of peace".[2] Zinc mining was once a key industry in the area.

Friedensville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, Friedensville, Pennsylvania
Friedensville
Coordinates: 40°33′33″N 75°23′41″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh
TownshipUpper Saucon
Elevation
420 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18017
GNIS feature ID1175250 [1]

Zinc mines

Friedensville Zinc Mines were an important operation in this community, dating back to 1845.[3] Jacob Ueberroth (1786–1862), a local farmer, first discovered the zinc mineral, c. 1830.[4] In 1881, Franklin Osgood purchased the Lehigh Zinc Company’s mines and formed the Friedensville Zinc Company. He built a zinc oxide plant and zinc smelter in Friedensville.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Friedensville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Espenshade, A. Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. State College, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State College. p. 310.
  3. "History". Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
  4. Kaas, L. Michael (2016). "The History of Zinc Mining in Friedensville, Pennsylvania". The Mining History Journal. 23: 17–42.
  5. "Richard W. Pascoe, Mine Superintendent by L. Michael Kaas" (PDF). mininghistoryassociation.org. p. 42. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  6. "Friedensville". The Allentown Democrat. Allentown, Pennsylvania. 25 May 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  7. "Death of Franklin Osgood". Greensboro North State. Greensboro, North Carolina. 26 Jan 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 2021-06-28.


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