Lower Milford Township is located in Lehigh County, PA. Founded in 1853, Lower Milford is historically agricultural with 3000 acres under Ag Preservation.
Lower Milford Township was incorporated in 1853 when the area was separated from Upper Milford Township. Prior to 1738, both Upper and Lower Milford Townships were part of Milford Township, Bucks County. The King’s High Road (King’s Highway) was surveyed in the mid 1730′s and immigrants began to settle in the valleys along the Hosensack Creek and its tributaries. Mills and other early industry began to flourish.
The customs and traditions of the early, mostly German, immigrants remain evident in the historic homes, barns, mills and other structures so carefully preserved.
Lower Milford is home to the first Preserved Farm in Lehigh County, and as of Spring 2013, there are 40 Agriculturally Preserved Farms totaling over 3,000 acres in the Township. Lower Milford has taken the step of enacting PA law Act 4 from 2006, along with Lehigh County and the School District, to freeze any Tax increases on Preserved Land within the community, thus thanking those property owners in a tangible way.
Lower Milford continues to value and preserve its rural, agricultural roots in all aspects of planning.
