because you live here
Egypt
BY BRYAN HAY
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n the early 18th century, settlers left Berks County and western Lehigh County and headed east in search of better soil to grow crops and livestock.
They came to what is now the northwestern corner of Whitehall Township because of its rich soil and named the place Egypta, later Egypt, because it reminded them of the fertile Nile delta, “the granary of the world.” At first, the name Egypt was loosely applied
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