Delaware and Hudson Canal

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19th-century engineering project canal transportation infrastructure

The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Delaware and Hudson Canal canonical 13
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company 3
D&H Canal locks 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century engineering project ⓘ
canal ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ
builtFor transport of anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River ⓘ
completionDate 1828 ⓘ
connectedTo Hudson River ⓘ
constructionMaterial earthworks ⓘ
stone locks ⓘ
constructionStart 1825 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designedTo overcome significant elevation changes with locks ⓘ
economicImpact lowered cost of coal in New York City ⓘ
stimulated manufacturing in the Hudson Valley ⓘ
endPoint Kingston, New York ⓘ
era American canal era ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
surface form: National Historic Landmark District (remnants and related structures)
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
inception 1825 ⓘ
influenced settlement patterns along its route ⓘ
length approximately 108 miles ⓘ
locatedIn New York ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
namedAfter Delaware River ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ
notableCargo agricultural products ⓘ
lumber ⓘ
numberOfLocks over 100 ⓘ
openingDate 1828 ⓘ
operatedBy Delaware and Hudson Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
ownedBy Delaware and Hudson Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
ownerSuccessor Delaware and Hudson Railway ⓘ
passesThrough Delaware Valley ⓘ
surface form: Delaware River valley

Neversink River ⓘ
surface form: Neversink River valley

Rondout Creek ⓘ
surface form: Rondout Creek valley
primaryCargo anthracite coal ⓘ
replacedBy railroads ⓘ
significantFor canal-era commerce ⓘ
development of the anthracite coal industry ⓘ
early American industrialization ⓘ
economic growth in northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
economic growth in the Hudson Valley ⓘ
startPoint Honesdale, Pennsylvania ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
transportMode horse-drawn canal boats ⓘ
usedFor barge transportation ⓘ
movement of coal to New York City markets ⓘ
waterSource Delaware River feeders ⓘ
local streams and reservoirs ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rondout Creek → associatedWith → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
Delaware Aqueduct → carried → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
Delaware Aqueduct → builtFor → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Delaware and Hudson Canal → ownedBy → Delaware and Hudson Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Delaware and Hudson Canal → operatedBy → Delaware and Hudson Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Rosendale, New York → hasTransportationHistory → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
High Falls, New York → historicallyAssociatedWith → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
High Falls, New York → NRHPListing → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
High Falls, New York → hasAttraction → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: D&H Canal locks
Rondout–West Strand Historic District → associatedWith → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
City of Port Jervis, New York → historicalTransportRoute → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal (nearby alignment)
Lackawaxen River → hasHistoricFeature → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
Lackawaxen River → associatedWith → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal National Historic Landmark
Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct → partOf → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania → hasHistoricSite → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal remnants
Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania → hasTransportationHistory → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
Delaware and Hudson Railway → evolvedFrom → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
High Falls Historic District → locatedOnWaterway → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
D&H Canal Museum → locatedNear → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal (remains)
D&H Canal Museum → heritageFocus → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
Rondout, Kingston, New York → servedByWaterway → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
Roebling Bridge → partOf → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal system
Rondout Creek waterfront → associatedWithWaterway → Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware and Hudson Canal terminus