Delaware and Hudson Canal
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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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century engineering project
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canal → transportation infrastructure → |
| builtFor |
transport of anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River
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| completionDate |
1828
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| connectedTo |
Hudson River
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| constructionMaterial |
earthworks
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stone locks → |
| constructionStart |
1825
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| country |
United States
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| designedTo |
overcome significant elevation changes with locks
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| economicImpact |
lowered cost of coal in New York City
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stimulated manufacturing in the Hudson Valley → |
| endPoint |
Kingston, New York
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| era |
American canal era
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| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark District (remnants and related structures)
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| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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| inception |
1825
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| influenced |
settlement patterns along its route
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| length |
approximately 108 miles
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| locatedIn |
New York
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Pennsylvania → |
| namedAfter |
Delaware River
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Hudson River → |
| notableCargo |
agricultural products
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lumber → |
| numberOfLocks |
over 100
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| openingDate |
1828
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| operatedBy |
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
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| ownedBy |
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
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| ownerSuccessor |
Delaware and Hudson Railway
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| passesThrough |
Delaware River valley
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Neversink River valley → Rondout Creek valley → |
| primaryCargo |
anthracite coal
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| replacedBy |
railroads
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| significantFor |
canal-era commerce
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development of the anthracite coal industry → early American industrialization → economic growth in northeastern Pennsylvania → economic growth in the Hudson Valley → |
| startPoint |
Honesdale, Pennsylvania
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| status |
defunct
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| transportMode |
horse-drawn canal boats
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| usedFor |
barge transportation
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movement of coal to New York City markets → |
| waterSource |
Delaware River feeders
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local streams and reservoirs → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Rondout Creek
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Rondout–West Strand Historic District → |
associatedWith |
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Delaware Aqueduct
("Delaware and Hudson Canal Company")
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builtFor |
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Delaware Aqueduct
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carried |
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High Falls, New York
("D&H Canal locks")
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hasAttraction |
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Rosendale, New York
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hasTransportationHistory |
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High Falls, New York
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historicallyAssociatedWith |
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City of Port Jervis, New York
("Delaware and Hudson Canal (nearby alignment)")
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historicalTransportRoute |
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High Falls, New York
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NRHPListing |
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Delaware and Hudson Canal
("Delaware and Hudson Canal Company")
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operatedBy |
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Delaware and Hudson Canal
("Delaware and Hudson Canal Company")
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ownedBy |