A. L. Bergstresser & Son General Store in Wassergass

Wassergass is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.[1] Wassergass is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

History

The village was originally known as Ironville, which was changed to avoid confusion with Iron Hill, a former village on Hellertown Road outside Bethlehem. The name Wassergass, in use since the 1890s, is German for "water lane", which originated because of a nearby stream. A post office was established in 1892 but remained in operation for only 12 years.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wassergass, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ "Northampton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

40°35′09″N 75°17′29″W / 40.58583°N 75.29139°W / 40.58583; -75.29139


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