Saucon Legacy Trust

Saucon Legacy Trust is a newly formed 501(c)(3) historical organization dedicated to preserving historic sites in the greater Saucon Valley area that are endangered, at risk, or deserving of recognition and not already protected by another group.

Our First Project:

Its first project is the preservation of the Springfield Cabin, also known as the Getter Cabin, on Lower Saucon Road. The region’s last freestanding stone-and-log cabin, it dates to the area’s early European settlement. The plan is to preserve the remaining stone walls, salvage usable wood, and interpret the site through signage and augmented reality. If funding allows, the cabin may one day be rebuilt; until then, the preserved ruins will offer visitors a chance to learn about Lower Saucon Township’s early settler families.

Preservation Pennsylvania’s annual “Pennsylvania at Risk” list, which highlights historic and culturally significant places in need of protection, has included Springfield Cabin as one of the five historically significant properties across the State which are risk if affirmative action is not taken to choose preservation over destruction.  

For More Information:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/c6paptn5q2hzv6e1rq3ca/2026-Pennsylvania-At-Risk-Press-Release.pdf?rlkey=an5mibmobvmz4p26y9337xuqe&e=1&st=wbmy35sp&dl=0

Dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Hellertown and its people

The Mission Statement reinforces the Society’s commitment to  preserve Hellertown’s heritage, while the Vision Statement looks to  establish the Society as the preferred destination for those seeking  information about Hellertown’s rich history. The Vision Statement also  recognizes the value of state-of-the-art technology in reaching and  achieving established goals and objectives.

The mission of the  Hellertown Historical Society, a non-profit 501c(3) organization, is to  preserve the Heller-Wagner Grist Mill, Pony Bridge, the Grist Miller’s  House, Wash House and related historical buildings and to preserve  Hellertown’s heritage through collection, preservation and exhibition of  selected mill-related and Hellertown related documents, artifacts and  photographs for viewing by the public and to provide educational  opportunities about Hellertown’s heritage.

The Heller-Wagner Grist  Mill, Pony Bridge, Grist Miller’s House and Wash House will be vibrant  places where visitors, through guided and/or self-guided tours, will  encounter, explore and learn about the past. Permanent and rotating  museum exhibits will focus on the daily life of Hellertown’s people,  organizations and businesses.

https://hellertownhistoricalsociety.org/

 Welcome to the Lutz Franklin Schoolhouse! 

 The Lower Saucon Township Historical Society seeks to preserve and  maintain the Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse as an example of 19th  century Pennsylvania architecture, to utilize it as a place of public  education, to acquire, conserve and archive artifacts, manuscripts,  photographs, recordings and ephemera relevant to the history of Lower  Saucon Township and to make them available for research, study and  education. 

https://lutzfranklin.wordpress.com/

https://sauconrailtrail.org/