Easton, Pennsylvania, sits between the Lehigh and Delaware rivers, roughly the halfway point between Philadelphia and New York City. It flourished during the Colonial Era, having a treaty named after it during the French and Indian War, and being selected as the county seat. During the Revolutionary War, Easton was the second place the Declaration of Independence was read.

1. Easton Football or get out

Everyone thinks their high-school football team is the best, but they are wrong because Easton is the best. Every Thanksgiving your whole family can be found on College Hill and not around a table -- probably because half your family is probably from Phillipsburg. Sh*t gets real when it comes to the Easton vs. P'burg game. Although it's a huge rivalry, we all know it's not really a fair one because Easton always wins.

2. Wilson is not Easton

Wilson might be surrounded by Easton on all sides, but it is not Easton.

3. There is no better way to spend a Saturday than at the farmers' market

The farmers' market was founded the same year as Easton, 1752, and it is still going strong. Fresh air, local bands, lots of cheap, good food, and an abundance of dogs -- what's not to like?

4. During elections, there is a clear beginning and ending to Forks

Coming down from College Hill on Sullivan Trail into Forks, you know you've hit Forks by the sudden overwhelming number of conservative politicians' signs. During the 2012 elections, it was a sea of blue and white Romney-Ryan yard signs.

5. Palmer Mall blows

Even the good stores that managed to cling on are leaving, like the Gap. If you have recently read Dante's "Inferno" and want to experience what he was talking about, head to the Palmer Park Mall.

6. Bomb threat Tuesdays live on in infamy

If there wasn't a bomb threat on EAHS every period, was it even a Tuesday? If there was a bomb threat on any other day it would screw up my whole schedule.

7. Palmer and Forks Police aren't real

Quota is real and sucks when there isn't real crime going on. So these policemen go around parks patrolling to make sure high schoolers aren't smoking pot or can be found at random stop signs in neighborhoods trying to catch people who run them. One time I was sitting on my porch around midnight and a Palmer policeman circled my block three times and then questioned me on why I was on my porch. Yay, tax money.

8. Easton is home to the Crayola Factory

And that is literally the only thing people know about Easton.

9. Knowing more about Larry Holmes than Muhammad Ali

If someone doesn't know about the Crayola factory, then they know about Larry Holmes.

10. College Hill has two types of people that live there

Lafayette College students and moms that wear hemp pants. Both smoke weed.

11. If it is more than 20 minutes away, it is far

I don't know what it is about being in the Lehigh Valley, but if it is more than 20 minutes away, it's a hassle.