The Moravian Community in the town of Bethlehem was home to the first girl's boarding school in the United States. The school opened on October 19, 1743.
The Moravians also built America's first waterworks system. Ben Franklin later modeled Philadelphia's system after it.
Binney and Smith, the parent company of Crayola, produced the first crayon in Easton, PA in 1903.
The first electronic organ was produced by Allen Organ Company in the Lehigh Valley.