Delaware and Hudson Canal Company

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The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company was a 19th-century American transportation enterprise that developed one of the earliest integrated canal and railroad systems to move coal from Pennsylvania to markets in New York and beyond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal company
railroad company
transportation company
canalName Delaware and Hudson Canal NERFINISHED
connectedRegion Hudson River NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania coal fields NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economicRole facilitated coal trade from Pennsylvania to New York City region
founded 1823
foundingLocation New York NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation New York State NERFINISHED
historicalEra 19th century
industry canal transportation
rail transport
transportation
laterBecame Delaware and Hudson Railway Company NERFINISHED
mainProduct anthracite coal transportation
notableFor developing an early integrated canal and railroad system
transporting coal from Pennsylvania to New York markets
parentCompanyOf Delaware and Hudson Railway NERFINISHED
primaryCargo anthracite coal
railroadName Delaware and Hudson Railway NERFINISHED
servedRegion New York NERFINISHED
Northeastern United States NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
significance contributed to early industrial development of northeastern Pennsylvania
helped open New York markets to Pennsylvania anthracite coal
one of the earliest American companies to combine canal and rail operations
status defunct
terminusLocation Honesdale, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Kingston, New York NERFINISHED
transportedFromRegion Lackawanna Valley, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
transportedToMarket Hudson River Valley NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
usedTechnology gravity railroad between Carbondale and Honesdale
usedTransportationMode canal
gravity railroad
railroad
usedVehicle canal boats
railroad cars
waterwayUsed Delaware River NERFINISHED
Hudson River NERFINISHED

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Honesdale, Pennsylvania originalRailroadCompany Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Delaware and Hudson Railway predecessor Delaware and Hudson Canal Company