The President Pump and Its' Cornish Engine House 

 

It is well known that Bethlehem is the home of the first municipal water pumping system in the United States. A replica of this machine is located in its' original stone building in Historic Bethlehem's Industrial Quarter. Much less known is that, little more than a century later, the largest stationary water pumping engine in the Americas was erected only a few miles away at a mine in the Upper Saucon Township village of Friedensville. This engine, renowned at the time as The President Pump, was designed and constructed by Cornish engineers using time tested old world technical know how coupled with American manufacturing talent. Although not publicly accessible, the remnants of this machine still exist today. 

Speaker Information

Mark W. Connar is a retired businessman with an AB degree in anthropology from Brown University (1972) with post graduate study in archeology at the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania. He has participated in archeological surveys in the United States and the United Kingdom. He also holds an MBA degree from Lehigh University (1984). He is on the Board of Trustees, Historic Bethlehem Partnership and is a Founding Member of the National Museum of Industrial History.  Further, he is a member the Society for Industrial Archeology.

Program

5:30 PM - Social Hour with cash bar

6:30 PM - Buffet dinner featuring crusted seared salmon with bacon vinaigrette, flank steak in balsamic marinade with roasted onion, vegetables, salads and dessert

7:00 PM - Presentation by Mark W. Connar

Cost

$40 for Professionals

$20 for Students

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Please register by September 22, 2017

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