Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Colonial Industrial Quarter
A new changing exhibit gallery is coming to downtown Bethlehem. Beginning on January 31, 2008, Historic Bethlehem’s 1810 Goundie House at 501 Main Street will feature a variety of exhibits, which will focus primarily on Bethlehem’s rich industrial history and the people who worked to build the community. The exhibits will be mounted in the former sitting room and dining room of the Goundie’s home and a preview room will take visitors from the Welcome Center to the new gallery.
Beneath Our Feet: Archeology of the Colonial Industrial Quarter is the first of these exciting new exhibits to be unveiled at the 1810 Goundie House. The exhibit will take visitors on a journey from the mid-18th Century, when Bethlehem was home to one of America’s earliest industrial parks through today, where scholars study the findings of archeological excavations of the Colonial Industrial Quarter along the Monocacy Creek.
Beneath Our Feet will feature findings from these digs and visitors will be able to see how digs in historic areas like the Colonial Industrial Quarter are executed. On display will be mochaware, redware, decorated tiles and more artifacts from Bethlehem’s Colonial days as well as various images of the area’s transition throughout the years. The exhibit will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $5.