Allentown
PA Hotel is a 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.
Located on the Lehigh River, Allentown is the largest of three adjacent
cities that make up a region of eastern Pennsylvania and western
New Jersey known as the Lehigh Valley, with the cities of Bethlehem
and Easton nearby. Allentown is 60 miles (95 km) north of Philadelphia,
the sixth most populous city in the United States, and 90 miles
(145 km) west of New York City, the largest city.
Visit Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, a highly popular amusement
park, is located near
City
of Allentown PA. In addition, two four-year colleges,
Cedar Crest College and Muhlenberg College, are located in Allentown.
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.
Experience two family adventure parks with exhilarating rides,
attractions and live shows. when you book your stay at Hotel
Allentown Pennsylvania. Dorney Park features mega–coasters
like the pulse–pounding Dominator and Steel Force, the first
roller coaster in the East to break the 200–foot barrier.
With a 205–foot drop, two tunnels, steep banks and speeds
reaching 75 mph, this is one of the world’s fastest steel
coasters. Enjoy beautiful scenery from the replica steam–powered
train, ride the antique 1921 Dentzel carousel, or relax on a swan
boat ride. Steer through curves along the Lake Dorney coast in
a race–style car at Thunder Creek Speedway, raft through
river rapids and cavers on Thunder Canyon, or orbit through the
air on Hang Time.
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.