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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
historic canal ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| cargo |
anthracite coal
ⓘ
iron ⓘ lumber ⓘ |
| connectedToNetwork | Delaware River canal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Delaware Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1810s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedBy | Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | canal era in the United States ⓘ |
| follows | Lehigh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
aqueducts
ⓘ
dams ⓘ guard locks ⓘ locks ⓘ towpaths ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed segments on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Allentown, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
development of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ⓘ development of Easton, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
important in the American Industrial Revolution ⓘ stimulated growth of the Lehigh Valley ⓘ |
| status |
partially abandoned
ⓘ
partially preserved ⓘ |
| terminus |
Easton, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| towpathUsedFor |
bicycling
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Lehigh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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