Lehigh Canal
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The Lehigh Canal is a historic 19th-century navigation canal in eastern Pennsylvania that was built to transport anthracite coal and fostered early American industrial development along the Lehigh River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lehigh Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8034663 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Lehigh Canal Context triple: [Lehigh River, associatedWith, Lehigh Canal]
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Morris Canal
The Morris Canal was a historic 19th-century New Jersey canal that transported coal and other goods across the state using an innovative system of inclined planes and locks.
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Burlington Canal
The Burlington Canal is a navigational waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides ship access between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour.
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Delaware and Hudson Canal
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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Patowmack Canal
The Patowmack Canal was an early American canal project along the Potomac River, championed by George Washington to improve inland navigation and trade in the late 18th century.
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Cayuga–Seneca Canal
The Cayuga–Seneca Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that links Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, facilitating regional transportation and recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lehigh Canal Target entity description: The Lehigh Canal is a historic 19th-century navigation canal in eastern Pennsylvania that was built to transport anthracite coal and fostered early American industrial development along the Lehigh River.
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A.
Morris Canal
The Morris Canal was a historic 19th-century New Jersey canal that transported coal and other goods across the state using an innovative system of inclined planes and locks.
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B.
Burlington Canal
The Burlington Canal is a navigational waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides ship access between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour.
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C.
Delaware and Hudson Canal
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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D.
Patowmack Canal
The Patowmack Canal was an early American canal project along the Potomac River, championed by George Washington to improve inland navigation and trade in the late 18th century.
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E.
Cayuga–Seneca Canal
The Cayuga–Seneca Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that links Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, facilitating regional transportation and recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
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historic canal ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| cargo |
anthracite coal
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iron ⓘ lumber ⓘ |
| connectedToNetwork | Delaware River canal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Delaware Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1810s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedBy | Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | canal era in the United States ⓘ |
| follows | Lehigh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
aqueducts
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dams ⓘ guard locks ⓘ locks ⓘ towpaths ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed segments on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Allentown, Pennsylvania
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development of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ⓘ development of Easton, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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eastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialTransportedFrom | Pennsylvania anthracite fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1820s ⓘ |
| owner | Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Luzerne County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Northampton County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | transport of anthracite coal ⓘ |
| region | Lehigh Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
fostered early American industrial development
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important in the American Industrial Revolution ⓘ stimulated growth of the Lehigh Valley ⓘ |
| status |
partially abandoned
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partially preserved ⓘ |
| terminus |
Easton, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| towpathUsedFor |
bicycling
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hiking ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
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navigation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Lehigh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Lehigh Canal Description of subject: The Lehigh Canal is a historic 19th-century navigation canal in eastern Pennsylvania that was built to transport anthracite coal and fostered early American industrial development along the Lehigh River.
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