Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania,
in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third
most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population
of 106,632. It is the county seat of Lehigh County.
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Eastern Pennsylvania.
The area that is today the City
of Allentown was first settled in 1735,
and subsequently laid out as Northampton town (Northampton-Towne)
in 1762 by William Allen, a wealthy shipping merchant,
Chief Justice of the Province of Pennsylvania and
former mayor of the city of Philadelphia. The property
on which the town was established was part of a
5,000-acre plot Allen purchased in 1735 from the
sons of William Penn. Allen hoped that Northampton-Towne
would displace Easton as the seat of Northampton
County and also become a commercial center due to
its location along the Lehigh River and proximity
to Philadelphia. Allen gave the property to his
son, James, who built a summer residence, Trout
Hall, there in 1770, near the site of his father's
former hunting lodge.
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PA, Located at the junction of the Pennsylvania
Turnpike, Rt. 78, Rt. 309, and Rt. 22 in the City
Of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the Best
Western Allentown Inn & Suites is
situated in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. Our
convenient hotel is a short drive from Bethlehem,
Hershey and Philadelphia, PA, the Pocono Mountains
and 75 miles from the excitement of New York City.
Our Allentown lodging is just seven miles from the
PA Expo Center and Lehigh Valley International Airport
(ABE).
Dorney Park and Wildwater
Kingdom, a highly popular amusement park, is located
near Allentown
PA Hotel. In addition, two four-year colleges,
Cedar Crest College and Muhlenberg College, are located
in Allentown.