1875
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Until the late 1880s Kidder Township’s main industry was lumber. The number of sawmills on the map
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PROPERTY OWNER |
NOTES |
LOCATION |
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Berk, T. |
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West of Albrightsville |
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Biery, Wm. |
Sash & Blind factory |
Hickory Run |
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Butz, I. |
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Hickory Run |
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Byrne, T. |
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Lehigh Tannery |
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Christman, J. |
Hotel & Post Office |
Albrightsville |
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Darney, T. |
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Hickory Run |
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Davis, McMurtry & Co. |
Steam saw mill |
Bridgeport |
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George, C. |
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Albrightsville |
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Getz & Serfass |
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Albrightsville |
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Getz & Serfass |
Saw mill |
Albrightsville |
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Getz & Serfass |
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North of Albrightsville |
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Gould, J. |
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North of Sailorsville |
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Gould, S. |
Saw mill |
Hickory Run |
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Gould, S. |
Office |
Hickory Run |
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Gould, S. |
Various buildings & lots |
Hickory Run |
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Gould, S. |
Saw mill |
Hickory Run |
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Gould, S. |
Lath planing & shingle mill |
Hickory Run |
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Gould, S. |
Store & post office |
Hickory Run |
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Gould, S. |
Saw mill |
North of Hickory Run |
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Hawk, F. |
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Hickory Run |
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Hawk, J. S. |
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West of Albrightsville |
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Keck, C. L. & A. S. |
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North of Sailorsville |
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Keck, C. L. & A. S. |
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North of Sailorsville |
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Keck, Childs & Co. |
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East of Bridgeport |
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Keck, Childs & Co. |
Saw mill |
South of Lehigh Tannery |
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Kelsey, A. |
Wintergreen distillery |
Hickory Run |
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Kelsey, A. |
Various buildings & lots |
Hickory Run |
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Kelsey, A. |
Blacksmith shop |
Hickory Run |
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Kraft, G. |
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Near East Haven |
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Kunkle, J. |
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West of Albrightsville |
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Lehigh Grain, Coal & Lumber Co. |
Saw mill & other buildings |
Eastern part, at Grass Lake |
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Lehigh Valley Railroad |
Depot |
Mud Run |
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Lehigh Valley Railroad |
Freight house |
Mud Run |
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Long & Boileau |
Saw mill |
West of Albrightsville |
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McTague, D. |
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Lehigh Tannery |
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Methodist Episcopal Soc. |
Church |
Hickory Run |
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Nicholson, Wm. |
Saw mill |
North of Sailorsville |
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Nicholson, Wm. |
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North of Sailorsville |
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Nicholson, Wm. |
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North of Sailorsville |
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Owner not specified |
Wintergreen distillery |
Albrightsville |
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Owner not specified |
Saw mill |
Mud Run |
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Owner not specified |
Blacksmith shop |
Mud Run |
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Prutzman, Z. |
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Near East Haven |
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Rice, W. |
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South of Bridgeport |
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Serfass, J. |
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Albrightsville |
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Silfies, J. |
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Albrightsville |
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Slater & Co. |
Saw, Lath & Planing mill |
Hickory Run |
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Slater & Co. |
Office |
Hickory Run |
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Slater & Hudnit |
Various buildings |
Sailorsville |
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Snyder, D. |
Saw Mill |
Albrightsville |
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Swartz, W. E. |
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Lehigh Tannery |
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Volmer, C. |
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North of Sailorsville |
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Wernet, F. |
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Albrightsville |
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Wieder, J. |
Saw mill |
East of Bridgeport |
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Youndt, F. |
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Mud Run |
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Youndt, F. |
Saw mill |
Mud Run |
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Youndt, F. |
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Mud Run |
show this. The
Lehigh River forms the western and northern border of the township, while the
Tobyhanna Creek forms most of the eastern border. Mud Run and Dilltown Run separate Kidder Twp. from Penn Forest
Twp. in the south. Most of the
township’s villages appear in separate maps, but the villages of Hickory Run,
Albrightsville and Mud Run appear only on this map. Although the township remains rural, many changes have occurred
in the last 50 years. Many housing
developments have sprung up, some of them larger than some of the incorporated
boroughs in the county. Big Pond is now
Lake Harmony. Grass Lake was enlarged
and is now known as Big Boulder Lake.
Much of the township is now Hickory Run State Park and various State
Game Lands. The villages of Hickory Run
and Sailorsville (also spelled “Saylorsville” are located within the State Park
and no longer exist as villages. The
village of Mud Run, where the creek of that name enters the Lehigh River has
also ceased to be a populated place.
The village of East Haven is now East Side borough. Bridgeport and Lehigh Tannery still exist,
although they are not near the size they were at their peak of population. Shortly after this map was printed, a large
fire devastated the lumbering business in the township. Without the major industry of the area, the
population plummeted. Following World
War 2 the area saw the beginnings of hunting, sporting and tourism
industries. Housing developments opened
and filled with as well as the influx of commuters from the New York City and
Philadelphia area
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