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.

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Lehigh Canal canonical 5
Lehigh Canal corridor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
historic canal
transportation infrastructure
cargo anthracite coal
iron
lumber
connectedToNetwork Delaware River canal system
linked to: Pennsylvania Canal
connectsTo Delaware Canal
constructionBegan 1810s
country United States
developedBy Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
eraOfUse canal era in the United States
follows Lehigh River
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
materialTransportedFrom Pennsylvania anthracite fields
opened 1820s
owner Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
passesThrough Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
linked to: Luzerne County

Northampton County, Pennsylvania
primaryPurpose transport of anthracite coal
region Lehigh Valley
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
Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania
towpathUsedFor bicycling
hiking
recreation
usedFor freight transport
navigation
watercourse Lehigh River

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Lehigh River associatedWith Lehigh Canal
National Canal Museum locatedOn Lehigh Canal
National Canal Museum hasSubject Lehigh Canal
D&L Trail passesThrough Lehigh Canal corridor
linked to: Lehigh Canal