Crayola Country a Find for City Escapees

Easton is hometown to the headquarters of the crayon manufacturer.

A major historical site, the Bachman Tavern was a longtime residence of George Taylor, one of the signatories to the Declaration of Independence. Amir Talai/The Epoch Times

As one heads west crossing the border from New Jersey into Pennsylvania’s Northampton country, one will come across the small but quaint city of Easton, Pennsylvania.

If Easton sounds familiar, it is one of only three cities that reads aloud the Declaration of Independence for the July 4 anniversary.

If that doesn’t shed light on why you have that déjà vu feeling, it is also the hometown of the liberal arts institution known as Lafayette College.

If your memory is still not jogged, the city also bears the nickname “The Little Apple;” being one of the few dry cities during the prohibition and a one-hour train ride from New York City.