To most people, Lehighton is a little, insignificant blip on the map. But to those who live there, it is much more than its size. It’s a unique town filled with rich history and strange oddities. Here are few things that all people from Lehighton can relate to
1. Your favorite pizza shop is based on which area you live in.
Franklin has Mario’s, East Penn has Lorenzo’s, town has Alfie’s, etc.
2. You hate the tourists.
Sure they bring a ton of money to the area, but they’re still super annoying.
3. Fridays in fall are spent cheering on our high school football team.
Yeah we’re a football town it’s what we do.
4. You can probably name everyone in your graduating class
There weren’t that many people so it wasn’t hard.
5. You’re related to everyone in one way or another.
You might be 5th cousins twice removed but you’re still cousins.
6. You take rivalries seriously.
When the classic Jim Thorpe rivalry game rolls around each year anyone you know from the other team is automatically dead to you for a weekend.
7. Zimmerman’s Iced Tea is like water to you
“Gimmie zimmie"
8. A new business opening is a major even
Remember when it was at least a thirty-minute wait for Taco Bell?
9. Autocorrect always thinks you're spelling Lehighton wrong.
I swear it's a real place.
10. We grow great Christmas trees
In fact the presidential Christmas tree has come from Lehighton multiple times over the years.
11. There might be more deer than people.
No one has ever counted, but it's highly likely.
12. You say you hate Lehighton.
We've all claimed to hate Lehighton at least once in our lives but deep down we secretly love our small town.
