Delaware and Lehigh Canal National Heritage Corridor
Scenic
rivers, historic canals and towns, green mountains and valleys, natural
areas, remnants of early industries, distinctive religious heritage and
active cultural arts are waiting as you follow the 150-mile historic route
of the Delaware Canal and Lehigh Navigation System stretching from Wilkes-Barre
in the northeast to the tidewaters of Bristol in the southeast. Originally
built in stages from 1817 to 1845, the job of the canal system was to
bring hard coal from the anthracite region to the more populated markets
of the eastern seaboard. Visit this heritage park...
Endless Mountains Heritage Park
The
Endless Mountains Heritage Park is a complex and dynamic cultural landscape
that fuses past and present, natural and human forces. Vegetation, building
types, transportation routes, archeological resources, and scenic vistas
are all important pieces that together make up the heritage park's historic landscape.
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Lackawanna Valley Heritage Park
The
Lackawanna Valley was once a hot bed of the nation's anthracite mining
industry helping to supply 80 percent of the hard coal needed to fuel
the growth of American industry. The Lackawanna Heritage Valley, Pennsylvania's
first Heritage Park, and recently designated as a Federal Heritage Area,
tells the story behind the difficult lives of mineworkers and their families.
Fourteen levels of mine tunnels, thousands of miles of railroad tracks,
hundreds of industrial sites, distinctive architecture, and countless
ethnic communities, organizations and institutions testify to the importance
of the story of anthracite for the area and the country. Visit
this heritage park...
