The Lehigh County Log Cabin Trail Committee announced today it completed its research and field work and is now making available for public use the Lehigh County Log Cabin Trail - a unique historic and educational resource, the first for Lehigh County and Pennsylvania, and perhaps the first for the nation.
     Full details are provided on the Lehigh County Log Cabin Trail's website, which also enables users to download essential details and driving routes for the trail's three sections (Northern, Central, and Southern routes) at www.lehighcountylogcabintrail.org. A map on the website also indicates approximately where each building is located on the trail.
     Each of the trail's sections has its own separate driving tour route, complete with detailed instructions and mileages provided, so people can select which parts of Lehigh County they wish to explore at any given time. It takes four to five hours to drive the entire trail, but much less time to drive any one of the sections.
     Twenty-two eighteenth and nineteenth century log buildings are included on the trail. They were selected from a list of nearly 100 log buildings identified as remaining in Lehigh County by the log cabin trail committee which conducted extensive field surveys and archival and literature research.
     Some are located in public parks in Lehigh County and are owned by municipal governments or non-profit organizations. Others are owned privately.  Two of the log buildings on the Lehigh County Log Cabin Trail are listed on the prestigious National Register of Historic Places.     
    For additional information regarding the Lehigh County Log Cabin Trail go to the website or contact the persons indicated on the website.