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[[File:The_Indian_Tower.jpg|thumb|The Indian Tower]]'''The Indian Tower''' is a lookout tower that sits at the highest point of the original 5000 acres of [[Nazareth, PA]]. The original structure was a pavilion called "the summer house" built in 1867 by John Jordan, Jr. Jordan later donated $200 to the [[Moravian]] Historical Society to replace the pavilion with the present-day tower, which was completed in 1916. The Indian Tower is commonly thought to have been a lookout for hostile [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. In actuality, the local Native Americans had long been removed from [[Pennsylvania]], and the tower received its name from the Indian Graveyard it overlooks. The tower has been used for many purposes; as a [[Civil Defense]] lookout during [[World War II]], as a [[Radio repeater|repeater]] station for emergency services, and also as a place to rest and reflect. |
[[File:The_Indian_Tower.jpg|thumb|The Indian Tower]]'''The Indian Tower''' is a lookout tower that sits at the highest point of the original 5000 acres of [[Nazareth, PA]]. The original structure was a pavilion called "the summer house" built in 1867 by John Jordan, Jr. Jordan later donated $200 to the [[Moravian Church|Moravian]] Historical Society to replace the pavilion with the present-day tower, which was completed in 1916. The Indian Tower is commonly thought to have been a lookout for hostile [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. In actuality, the local Native Americans had long been removed from [[Pennsylvania]], and the tower received its name from the Indian Graveyard it overlooks. The tower has been used for many purposes; as a [[Civil Defense]] lookout during [[World War II]], as a [[Radio repeater|repeater]] station for emergency services, and also as a place to rest and reflect. |
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The Indian Tower is a lookout tower that sits at the highest point of the original 5000 acres of Nazareth, PA. The original structure was a pavilion called "the summer house" built in 1867 by John Jordan, Jr. Jordan later donated $200 to the Moravian Historical Society to replace the pavilion with the present-day tower, which was completed in 1916. The Indian Tower is commonly thought to have been a lookout for hostile Native Americans. In actuality, the local Native Americans had long been removed from Pennsylvania, and the tower received its name from the Indian Graveyard it overlooks. The tower has been used for many purposes; as a Civil Defense lookout during World War II, as a repeater station for emergency services, and also as a place to rest and reflect.