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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instanceOf canal company
railroad company
transportation company
canalName Delaware and Hudson Canal
connectedRegion Hudson River
Pennsylvania coal fields
country United States
economicRole facilitated coal trade from Pennsylvania to New York City region
founded 1823
foundingLocation New York
headquartersLocation New York State
historicalEra 19th century
industry canal transportation
rail transport
transportation
laterBecame Delaware and Hudson Railway Company
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
primaryCargo anthracite coal
railroadName Delaware and Hudson Railway
servedRegion New York
Northeastern United States
Pennsylvania
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
Kingston, New York
transportedFromRegion Lackawanna Valley, Pennsylvania
transportedToMarket Hudson River Valley
linked to: Hudson Valley

New York City
usedTechnology gravity railroad between Carbondale and Honesdale
usedTransportationMode canal
gravity railroad
railroad
usedVehicle canal boats
railroad cars
waterwayUsed Delaware River
Hudson River

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