Editing Slatington, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
[[File:Alfred Kern House, Slatington PA.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.2|A [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]] home at the corner of Diamond and Main Streets in Slatington, June 2013]]
In 1737, Nicholas Kern was the first white settler in what would become Slatington. The [[Lenape]] Native Americans were already living along "Warriors Path," which would become [[Pennsylvania Route 873|Route 873]]. Kern established a sawmill shortly after arriving.

In 1756, [[Benjamin Franklin]] reported to [[Robert Hunter Morris|Governor Morris]] that he had procured boards and timber from Kern's sawmill. In the 19th century two Welshmen, who recognized its properties and importance from being used in [[Europe]], discovered [[slate]]. A quarry was set up in 1845, and, in 1847, a factory was erected. In 1864, Slatington was incorporated into a Borough of Pennsylvania; its first mayor was Robert McDowell. Historically, structural iron, knit goods, and silk were manufactured in Slatington, and there were abundant slate quarries in the area.

In 1900, 3,773 people lived in Slatington, and, by 1910, that number had grown to 4,454. Between 1910 and the 2010 census, the population reduced slightly, to 4,232. The U.S. postal code ([[ZIP code]]) for Slatington, PA is 18080. Slatington was settled in 1738 and incorporated in 1864.

In 2010, the [[Fireman's Drinking Fountain]] and [[Slatington Historic District]] were named to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>