Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal
Also known as: Delaware Canal
Parallels west bank of the Delaware River from Easton to Bristol
Parallels west bank of the Delaware River from Easton to Bristol
Navigation canal from Easton to Bristol, 60 miles, with 23 lift locks. Closed in December, 1931.
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Description
The primary significance of this Landmark is the integrity of the canal itself and the ambience of its environment. While most of the 19th century canals in the United States have disappeared, the Delaware Canal remains intact, with all of its engineering and operational structures, for all but two to three miles of its original sixty mile length. Completed in the early 1830s, it was part of the state's extensive early 19th century canal system, and its particular purpose was to transport anthracite coal mined in the Lehigh Valley to markets throughout Pennsylvania and New York. When the canal was returned to the state by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company in 1931, Pennsylvania developed it as a state park. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 8, 1976National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1974
- Reference number
- 74001756
- Areas of significance
- Communications; Transportation; Engineering; Conservation
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction; A - Event
- Property type
- District
- Historic functions
- Business; Secondary structure; Water works; Water-related
- Current functions
- Secondary structure; Water-related; Water works; Single dwelling
- Periods of significance
- 1850-1874; 1875-1899; 1900-1924; 1925-1949; 1825-1849
- Significant years
- 1831; 1931
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 36
Contributing structures: 140
Sources
- Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- National Register database - Reference number 74001756 (Search for documents)
- National Historic Landmark information
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