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Welcome to the Lehigh Valley WikiProject!
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This month's featured article from WikiProject Lehigh Valley:
Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by the citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832. The founders voted to name the school after Marquis de Lafayette, then in a farewell tour of the country, as "a testimony of respect for [his] talents, virtues, and signal services... the great cause of freedom."

The student body, consisting entirely of undergraduates, come from 42 U.S. States and 72 countries. In its 2007 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked Lafayette thirtieth out of all liberal arts colleges in the nation, while Barron's ranked it as among the top 65 most competitive colleges and universities. Lafayette's endowment is one of the 100 largest in the country, indicating significant wealth, especially for an all-undergraduate institution. Its varsity sports teams participate in the Patriot League, with its football team claiming the league championship in each of the past three years.
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[edit] Scope and goals

This project was created to improve and have a better understanding of articles from the Lehigh Valley. A goal for this project is to bring the Lehigh Valley articles up to Good and Featured Article status.

[edit] Good and featured articles

[edit] Participants

  1. JohnnyAlbert10, founder and leader of project.
  2. Vishwin60 - anywhere I can, but mostly the transportation infrastructure.
  3. Myselfalso - I can help when needed.
  4. PAWiki - will gladly assist as I can.
  5. TTalk - Mostly template work, and select articles.
  6. Alphageekpa - I'm good at adding stuff to the to-do list. <grin>
  7. Ksharpe126 - tell me what to do and i will get right on it!
  8. Wikipeep 494 23:53, 26 June 2007 (UTC)- I live in Bethlehem, so I think it's just right for me to join. I'll probably be able to contribute to some articles, and I'll probably be able to assess though I suck at it.
  9. Karen Samuels- I'll help with research.
  10. Allreet- Please let me know what's needed.

[edit] To do

To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Lehigh Valley: edit · history · watch · refresh
  • Finish up this project page.
  • Update all article talk pages using the template below.
  • Begin work on Lehigh Valley stubs.
  • Improve the writing style of PA Route 145, to improve the article to FA status.
  • Articles to create: Lehigh Valley Transit Company, Civic Theatre of Allentown, Lenni Lenape Historical Society Museum of Indian Culture, Marine Band of Allentown, Municipal Band of Allentown, Pioneer Band of Allentown, MunOpCo Music Theatre, Lehigh County Historical Society, Old Zion Reformed Church (Allentown), Great Allentown Fair, Mayfair (Allentown), West Park (Allentown), Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown Fairgrounds, Adelaide Silk Mill
  • The following are sites on the National Register of Historic Places that are in Allentown, and require articles: Allentown Masonic Temple, Americus Hotel, Bogert Covered Bridge, Dime Savings and Trust Company, Dorneyville Crossroad Settlement, Gauff-Roth House, Haines Mill, High German Evangelical Reformed Church, Hotel Sterling (Allentown, Pennsylvania), Neuweiler Brewery, Old Lehigh County Courthouse, Schlicher Covered Bridge, Trout Hall, Zollinger-Harned Company Building (when done, tackle rest of Lehigh Valley)
  • Allentown "Art" articles: expand Baum School of Art, create entries for all Baum Circle artists, significantly improve Walter Emerson Baum
  • Articles to expand: Allentown School District, Allentown Band
  • Allentown main article: Add population graph; add climate chart; rewrite Crime section; write section on Government.

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[edit] Templates

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These templates are strongly required on article talk pages. To add: {{WikiProject Lehigh Valley}}
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