LMT Quiz

1.  In the early 20th century, what was/were the most popular varieties of potatoes grown in LMT?
     a.  Katahdins
     b.  Russets
     c.  Yukon Gold
     d.  Purple Majesty
     e.  b. & d.
     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?
     a.  1,000 bushels
     b.  725 bushels
     c.  550 bushels
     d.  400 bushels

3.  Which type of iron ore was most extensively mined in LMT during the 19th century?
     a.  magnetite
     b.  limonite
     c.  siderite
     d.  none of the above
 
4.  What material was found in the mines in addition to iron ore?
     a.  iron pyrites 
     b.  gold and silver                                        
     c.   jasper    
     d.  clay                                                 
     e.  granite
     f.   limestone 

5.  Around 1900 in LMT, which breeds of chickens were most favored as prolific egg-layers in confined pens?
     a.  White Leghorns and Black Minorcas
     b.  Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds  
     c.  Houdans and Buff Leghorns
     d.  Buff Cochins and Wyandots
 
6.  During the early 20th century, all of the following were well-known LMT dairies except for:
     a.  Babcock Farms
     b.  Gehman Dairy Farms
     c.  Hess-Lehigh Farms
     d.  Kidd Bros. Dairy Farm
     e.  Loux Creamery
     f.   Warmkessel Dairy
 
 7.  The first school in our township was built in 1750, and in the late 19th century, was replaced by:
     a.  Butz School (Mertztown Rd.)
     b.  Schmoyer's School (Spring Creek Rd.)
     c.  Kiechel's School
     d.  Hartzell's School (Minesite)
     e.  Brookdale (Lehigh Church) School
 
8.  The first church built in the township was:
     a.  Emanuel Evangelical Untied Brethren
     b.  Salem Evangelical United Brethren
     c.  Lehigh (Zion's) Church
     d.  Bethany United Methodist
     e.  St. Paul's Union Church
     f.   Schmaltzgass Church
 
9.  Popular local hotels in the late 19th century included all but the following:
     a.  Hensingersville Hotel
     b.  Old Homestead
     c.  East Macungie Hotel
     d.  Continental Hotel
     e.  Millerstown Hotel
     f.   American Hotel
 
10.  Township gristmills include all but the following:
     a.  Romig's Mill
     b.  Weida's Mill
     c.  Riegel's/Farr's Mill
     d.  Geisinger's Mill
     e.  Laudenslager's Mill
 
11.  Township residents who participated in the "Hot Water Rebellion of 1798-1799" include all except the following:
     a.  Conrad Marcks
     b.  John Fries
     c.  Jacob Schaeffer
     d.  Michael Schmoyer
     e.  David Schaeffer
 
12.  What two types of barns were mainly found in Macungie Township in the late 18th century?
     a.  standard and ground
     b.  Sweitzer and ground
     c.  Sweitzer and standard
     d.  none of the above

13.  William S. Weaver (1886-1967) is remembered:
     a.  for operating a farm and orchard on Orchard Road
     b.  for beekeeping
     c.  as an expert in grafting Chinese chestnut trees
     d.  as a founder of the Macungie Grange
     e.  all of the above
     f.   none of the above

14.  In 1800, what is now Lower Macungie Township was located in:
     a.  Lehigh County
     b.  Northampton County
     c.  Bucks County
     d.  Berks County

15.  Centerville was located along:
     a.   Brookside Road
     b.   Lower Macungie Road
     c.   Spring Creek Road
     d.   Hamilton Boulevard
     e.   Willow Lane

16.  In 1960, the site where the Trexler Mall is now located was used for:
     a.  a dairy farm
     b.  a factory
     c.  an airport
     d.  a drag racing strip

17.  What year did Wescosville inventor and pilot Miles Erbor take the first airmail out of Lower Macungie?
     a.  1952
     b.  1901
     c.  1938
     d.  1942
     e.  1899

18.  What year did construction of the East Pennsylvania Railroad, which connected the market cities of Allentown and Reading, begin?
     a.  1863
     b.  1857
     c.  1835
     d.  1889

19.  What 20th century LMT commercial dairy operation, bordering the Little Lehigh Creek, consisted of five farms, totaling more than a thousand acres?
     a.  Schantz Dairy Farms
     b.  Kidd Bros. Dairy Farms
     c.  Gehman Dairy Farms
     d.  Hess-Lehigh Farms

20.  Which LMT farmer was the largest potato wholesaler in the Lehigh Valley region?
     a. Lloyd Kratzer
     b. Elias Bastian
     c. Donald Lichtenwalner
     d. D. D. Fritch
     e. Gerald Hunsicker

21.  Veterans from the Lower Macungie area, Michael Schmeyer, Gotfried Diefenderfer, Johann Jacob Stephan Jr. and Johann Adam Stephen, served in which war?
     a.  The Vietnam War
     b.  WWII
     c.  The French and Indian War
     d.  WWI
     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
     b.  J. Peter Haas
     c.  Andrew Neumoyer
     d.  Thomas Eisenhard

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?
     a.  none were women
     b.  less than 10
     c.  42%
     d.  61%
     e.  83%

24.  In 1845, who became the first postmaster of Wescosville?
     a. Israel Vesqueau (Wesco)
     b. Henry Bortz
     c. Granville Guth
     d. Walter Huber

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