Hottlesville

Hottlesville was an incorporated village in Northampton County, Pennsylvania and one of the original suburbs of Bethlehem. In the 1870 census the village's population was 200.[1] During a small-pox outbreak in 1881 to 1882 four residents succumbed to the disease.[1] In 1896, the St Stephen's Lutheran church was constructed in the village, and its population was 1,000. The village would be the second municipality to lose its independence during the Bethlehems consolidation, being annexed into the borough of Bethlehem in 1905, just behind West Bethlehem in 1904, with the only evidence of the village's existence being Hottle Street adjacent to Liberty High School.[2] The municipal government of the village was led by a Chief Burgess, as with most Pennsylvania municipalities before the 20th century, and operated a public elementary school.[3]

Hottlesville
Former Village
Map of the Bethlehems in 1886 with Hottlesville in the Northeastern corner
Map of the Bethlehems in 1886 with Hottlesville in the Northeastern corner
Etymology: Hottle's Village
Hottlesville is located in Pennsylvania
Hottlesville
Hottlesville
Hottlesville is located in the United States
Hottlesville
Hottlesville
Coordinates: 40.632870876328276°N 75.37443225096071°W / 40.632870876328276; -75.37443225096071
CountryUnited States
State Pennsylvania
County Northampton
Absorbed into Bethlehem1905
Government
  Chief BurgessUnknown
Population
 (1896)
  Total1,000

References

  1. Martin, John Hill (1872). Historical Sketch of Bethlehem in Pennsylvania. p. 154. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. Rehm, Jason. "THE STREETS OF BETHLEHEM". lvpnews.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. "SHOPPING SCOUT". The Morning Call. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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