Draft Horses for Sale near Northampton, PA

About Northampton, PA

Northampton was created from the villages of Siegfried, Newport and Stemton, which together were formed into an alliance in 1902. Northampton was once a global center for the manufacturing of cement as home to the Atlas Portland Cement Company, which supplied most of the cement used in the building of the Panama Canal.. In 1909, Atlas petitioned county courts to change the alliance into a borough, reportedly because the change would make it easier for the company to send and receive mail. The Atlas Portland Cement Company plant closed in 1982, but borough residents, many of them former Atlas employees or their descendants, still identify strongly with the company and its history. For example, the Northampton Area School District mascot is the "Konkrete Kid." Historical community events included the Northampton Jack Frost Parade every October before Halloween, celebrating the onset of winter and including marching bands and floats.