Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Company
|
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Delaware_River
gptkb:Hudson_River |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1898
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1823
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Kingston,_New_York
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Facilitated coal transport
Economic impact on the region Promoted industrial growth First major canal in New York Influenced railroad development |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
|
| gptkbp:industry |
Transportation
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:John_A._Roebling
|
| gptkbp:length |
108 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Pennsylvania |
| gptkbp:operates |
Canal
Railroad |
| gptkbp:purpose |
Transport coal
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:New_York_State_Canals
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Canal gptkb:Erie_Canal Infrastructure development Freight transport Transportation infrastructure Passenger transport Railroad expansion Lumber industry Coal mining industry Transportation history Canal navigation Canal engineering Industrial Revolution in America 19th-century transportation Historical transportation networks Economic_development_in_the_U.S. Canal_system_in_the_U.S. Economic_history_of_New_York Regional_development_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:serviceArea |
gptkb:Northeastern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Completion of the canal
End of operations Acquisition_by_Delaware_and_Hudson_Railway |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Delaware_and_Hudson_Railway
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
Lumber
Passengers Freight Anthracite coal |
| gptkbp:type |
Canal
Railroad |