LMT Quiz Answers
1. In the early 20th century, what was/were the most popular varieties of potatoes grown in LMT?
f. a. & b.
2. In 1946, how many bushels of potatoes did Elias Bastian grow on one acre of his 200-acre farm in Wescosville?
c. 550 bushels
3. Which type of iron ore was most extensively mined in LMT during the 19th century?
b. limonite
4. What material was found in the mines in addition to iron ore?
d. clay
5. Around 1900 in LMT, which breeds of chickens were most favored as prolific egg-layers in confined pens?
b. Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds
6. During the early 20th century, all of the following were well-known LMT dairies except for:
a. Babcock Farms
7. The first school in our township was built in 1750, and in the late 19th century, was replaced by:
e. Brookdale (Lehigh Church) School
8. The first church built in the township was:
f. Schmaltzgass Church
9. Popular local hotels in the late 19th century included all but the following:
e. Millerstown Hotel
10. Township gristmills include all but the following:
d. Geisinger's Mill
11. Township residents who participated in the "Hot Water Rebellion of 1798-1799" include all except the following:
b. John Fries
12. What two types of barns were mainly found in Macungie Township in the late 18th century?
b. Sweitzer and ground
13. William S. Weaver (1886-1967) is remembered:
e. all of the above
14. In 1800, what is now Lower Macungie Township was located in:
b. Northampton County
15. Centerville was located along:
a. Brookside Road
16. In 1960, the site where the Trexler Mall is now located was used for:
c. an airport
17. What year did Wescosville inventor and pilot Miles Erbor take the first airmail out of Lower Macungie?
c. 1938
18. What year did construction of the East Pennsylvania Railroad, which connected the market cities of Allentown and Reading, begin?
b. 1857
19. What 20th century LMT commercial dairy operation, bordering the Little Lehigh Creek, consisted of five farms, totaling more than a thousand acres?
d. Hess-Lehigh Farms
20. Which LMT farmer was the largest potato wholesaler in the Lehigh Valley region?
a. Lloyd Kratzer
21. Veterans from the Lower Macungie area, Michael Schmeyer, Gotfried Diefenderfer, Johann Jacob Stephan Jr. and Johann Adam Stephen, served in which war?
e. The Revolutionary War
22. Which of the below was probably the last Millerstown Band member to serve as a musician with the Union Army. He was mustered, as a musician in the Millerstown [Macungie] Band, into the 199th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on September 17, 1864, and was with the Army of the Potomac at the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
a. William A Rems
23. Several cigar factories were located in Macungie, Centerville [East Macungie] and other Lehigh Valley towns during the turn of the 20th century. What percentage of Lehigh Valley cigar factory workers were women?
e. 83%
24. In 1845, who became the first postmaster of Wescosville?
a. Israel Vesqueau (Wesco)
f. a. & b.
2. In 1946, how many bushels of potatoes did Elias Bastian grow on one acre of his 200-acre farm in Wescosville?
c. 550 bushels
3. Which type of iron ore was most extensively mined in LMT during the 19th century?
b. limonite
4. What material was found in the mines in addition to iron ore?
d. clay
5. Around 1900 in LMT, which breeds of chickens were most favored as prolific egg-layers in confined pens?
b. Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds
6. During the early 20th century, all of the following were well-known LMT dairies except for:
a. Babcock Farms
7. The first school in our township was built in 1750, and in the late 19th century, was replaced by:
e. Brookdale (Lehigh Church) School
8. The first church built in the township was:
f. Schmaltzgass Church
9. Popular local hotels in the late 19th century included all but the following:
e. Millerstown Hotel
10. Township gristmills include all but the following:
d. Geisinger's Mill
11. Township residents who participated in the "Hot Water Rebellion of 1798-1799" include all except the following:
b. John Fries
12. What two types of barns were mainly found in Macungie Township in the late 18th century?
b. Sweitzer and ground
13. William S. Weaver (1886-1967) is remembered:
e. all of the above
14. In 1800, what is now Lower Macungie Township was located in:
b. Northampton County
15. Centerville was located along:
a. Brookside Road
16. In 1960, the site where the Trexler Mall is now located was used for:
c. an airport
17. What year did Wescosville inventor and pilot Miles Erbor take the first airmail out of Lower Macungie?
c. 1938
18. What year did construction of the East Pennsylvania Railroad, which connected the market cities of Allentown and Reading, begin?
b. 1857
19. What 20th century LMT commercial dairy operation, bordering the Little Lehigh Creek, consisted of five farms, totaling more than a thousand acres?
d. Hess-Lehigh Farms
20. Which LMT farmer was the largest potato wholesaler in the Lehigh Valley region?
a. Lloyd Kratzer
21. Veterans from the Lower Macungie area, Michael Schmeyer, Gotfried Diefenderfer, Johann Jacob Stephan Jr. and Johann Adam Stephen, served in which war?
e. The Revolutionary War
22. Which of the below was probably the last Millerstown Band member to serve as a musician with the Union Army. He was mustered, as a musician in the Millerstown [Macungie] Band, into the 199th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on September 17, 1864, and was with the Army of the Potomac at the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
a. William A Rems
23. Several cigar factories were located in Macungie, Centerville [East Macungie] and other Lehigh Valley towns during the turn of the 20th century. What percentage of Lehigh Valley cigar factory workers were women?
e. 83%
24. In 1845, who became the first postmaster of Wescosville?
a. Israel Vesqueau (Wesco)
