Stagecoach lines were first established in the United States in the middle 1700's. The earliest routes connected Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. The Barron House was one of the stops on the stagecoach route north from Philadelphia. The horses were changed there before the climb over the Lehigh Mountains into Allentown and again on the return trip. Passengers would disembark to take care of personal needs and to eat in the Barron House dining room while the change was being made. During the years before 1900 the Barron House cuisine was a combination of Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish....
Stagecoach lines were first established in the United States in the middle 1700's. The earliest routes connected Boston, New York City, and Philadelph...