East Texas

East Texas is a village in Lower Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Today Lower Macungie is noted for its comfortable housing developments. It has become one of the most desirable parts of the Lehigh Valley for many families, who have chosen to live there because of the township’s attractive landscape, acres of open space, and excellent schools. The story of East Texas dates to 1845, when the hamlet of Macungie Square got a hotel and train stop, drawing Pennsylvania German miners and the Irish railroad laborers on pay day. The two groups would drink too much and get into rowdy fights. The brawls reminded people of the American frontier, so they began calling the area New Texas. Later, during a campaign to get a post office there, the name was changed to East Texas after petitioners discovered the names Texas and New Texas had already been claimed in Pennsylvania. The Little Lehigh Creek runs along the southern part of East Texas, creating a natural boundary. The first of many water-powered grist mills in Lower Macungie that served the needs of farmers were built in the mid-eighteenth century. Most of them were along the Little Lehigh Creek and required dams across the creek to direct water into long headraces. In the last decades of the nineteenth century some millers installed water turbines or steam engines for power. 

A way for the residents of East Texas to improve their community is by choosing propane and going with Gastec. Propane is an environmentally friendly source of power that is quite versatile with how it can be used. In your home, propane can keep it warm, keep on the lights, power a stove, and much more. These are all examples of residential propane, which just so happens to be a specialty of Gastec. But it doesn’t stop there, commercial propane is another specialty of ours. Any heavy machinery, or large power plants could be powered by our commercial propane. There are many different ways in which the people of East Texas will be able to benefit from choosing us as their propane provider. Since the happiness of our customers is especially important to us, we offer them access to our customer service team at all times of the day and night. Our clients will never have to go with a question unanswered. We also offer excellent propane delivery services that bring our clients exactly what they need. The residents of East Texas know where to go for the best propane services in the state of Pennsylvania.