Lehigh County anchors the western half of the Lehigh Valley, centered on Allentown, the third largest city in the state. Allentown is the county seat.
This was steel and cement country, and it has reinvented itself with a revived downtown and a busy arena. The Allentown Art Museum holds thousands of works across American and European collections.
The valley's location, within easy reach of both Philadelphia and New York, has made it a hub for warehousing and distribution.
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