Everything about Vera Cruz Pennsylvania totally explained
Vera Cruz is a small village to the south of
Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the
Lehigh Valley region of
Pennsylvania, in the
United States. It is located at the intersection of Main Road and Vera Cruz Road in
Upper Milford Township, Pennsylvania and is notable for being the location of the oldest tavern in
Lehigh County.
Vera Cruz is part of the
East Penn School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend
Emmaus High School.
History
Early jasper mines
The area near Vera Cruz was originally inhabited by the
Lenni Lenape. Historically, Vera Cruz was the location of one of the earliest
jasper mines on the continent. The jasper mines date to
8000 BC . At the height of the
Delaware Indians jasper mining activities, more than 100 small jasper pits were operated in the area of Vera Cruz, primarily in what is now Jasper Park. The quarries were eventually abandoned in the 1680's .
The naming of Vera Cruz
Prior to 1851, Vera Cruz was an unnamed village at a prominent crossroad, located in what was then Milford Township, Pennsylvania. While a group of regular loungers were sitting at what was previously Alexander Weaver's store, their eyes turned to a newspaper with the title of "Revolt in Vera Cruz (Mexico): 12 Killed, 20 Injured," which lead to their conversation turning to the topic of
Mexico. After a sound of angry voices outside, the loungers rushed outside to see the commotion and saw two citizens engaging in a fight. Alexander Weaver jokingly remarked, "Now we've a name for our village. Why not call it Vera Cruz?" Ever since that incident, the name Vera Cruz has remained .
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