(1786-1867)
Founder in 1833 of C.F. Martin & Co. (The Martin Guitar Company), one of the world's oldest musical instrument manufacturers. Its innovations in acoustic guitar design— including the x-braced flat-top guitar and Dreadnought guitar— were to exert a formative influence on the industry. German -born C.F. Martin moved the firm from New York City to this area in 1838. He built a small shop here in 1859. It expanded many times and was long the company's factory.| HM Number | HMJPX |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2000 |
| Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 4:28pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 473619 N 4510608 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.74600000, -75.31248333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 44.76', W 75° 18.749' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 44' 45.60" N, 75° 18' 44.94" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 610, 484 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 10 W North St, Nazareth PA 18064, US |
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