Easton pa. The  Lenape Native Americans originally referred to the area as “Lechauwitank”, or “The Place at the Forks”. The site of the future city was part of the land obtained from the Delawares by the Walking Purchase.Thomas Penn set aside a 1,000 acres (4.0 km²) tract of land at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers for a town. Easton was settled by Europeans in 1739 and founded in 1752,and was so named at the request of Penn; he had recently married Juliana Fermor, the daughter of Lord Pomfret whose estate was called Easton Neston, near Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.As Northampton County was being formed at this time, Easton was selected as its county seat. History of Easton PA.
During the French and Indian War, the Treaty of Easton was signed here by the British colonial government of the Province of Pennsylvania and the Native Americantribes in the Ohio Country, including the Shawnee and Lenape. Like the Pennsylvania Dutch region to the southwest, Easton has a strong German heritage. The Pennsylvania Argus, a German-language newspaper, was published in Easton until 1917. As part of their heritage, the Germans put up one of the continent’s earliest Christmas trees in Easton; Daniel Foley’s book states that “Another diary reference unearthed recently makes mention of a tree set-up at Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1816.” There is a plaque in Scott Park (along the Delaware River) commemorating this event. Easton PA.

HISTORY OF EASTON PA