Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal
United States historic place in Easton, Pennsylvania. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal, more commonly called the Delaware Canal, runs for 60 miles (97 km) parallel to the right bank of the Delaware River from the entry lock near the mouth of the Lehigh River and terminal end of the Lehigh Canal at Easton south to Bristol. At Easton, which today is the home of The National Canal Museum, the Delaware Canal also connected with the Morris Canal built to carry anthracite coal to energy-starved New Jersey industries.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | Parallels W bank of the Delaware River from Easton to Bristol, Easton, PA |
| County | Bucks County |
| Listed | Oct 29, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74001756 |
| Type of place | canal, historic district |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 36 buildings, 140 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Parallels W bank of the Delaware River from Easton to Bristol, Easton, PA |
| Coordinates | 40.09529, -74.86106 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Bucks County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74001756. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.