The Delaware & Hudson Transportation Heritage Council is a partnership
of public, private and not-for-profit organizations committed to the appreciation
and preservation of the historic resources of the Delaware and Hudson Canal
and Gravity Railroad.
Events* |
Member Home Page |
Events* |
Member Home Page |
Events* |
Member Home Page |
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Carbondale Historical Society
& Museum |
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Century House
Historical Society |
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D&H
Conservancy |
Jun,Jul,Aug |
D&H Canal
Historical Society |
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D&H Canal
Heritage Corridor Alliance |
Jun,Jul,Aug |
Hudson River Maritime
Museum |
Jun |
Greater Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce |
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Lackawanna River Corridor
Association |
Every |
Minisink Valley
Historical Society |
Every |
National Canal
Museum |
Every |
Neversink
Valley Area Museum |
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NPS Upper Delaware
Scenic & Recreational River |
Jun,Jul,Aug |
Northeast
PA Audubon Society |
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Rail-Trail Council of NEPA |
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Rails-to-Trails
Conservancy |
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Every |
Town of
Mamakating |
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Town of
Deerpark |
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Sullivan County
Division of Public Works |
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Waymart Area Historical Society |
Monthly |
Wayne County
Chamber of Commerce |
Every |
Wayne County
Historical Society |
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Upper Delaware Council, Inc. |
* The presence of an icon in this field indicates full members
who have events scheduled within the next 3 months. If the organization
has an "Events Page," clicking on the icon will bring you to that events
page. Clicking on the organization name will bring you to their home
page.
(All links will open a new window; close that window to return to this
page.)
Go to the Members page for more contact information
or the member website for further information.
To update the status of an entry in this "Events" table (or for
information about becoming a member of the Delaware & Hudson Transportation
Heritage Council), contact the web liaison, Cliff Robinson Jr. at
cliff_jr@dandhconservancy.org
To report dead links or other website related problems, contact the webmaster
at
hillsideas@hvc.rr.com. |
The Delaware and Hudson Canal and Gravity Railroad, a 124-mile
long long transportation system between the Lackawanna Valley in Pennsylvania
and the Hudson River, was America's first million-dollar private enterprise.
The construction of this transportation system was a significant engineering
feat of pre-industrial America.
Through the D&H Canal--a 108-mile long, man-made waterway, consisting
of 108 locks--millions of tons of anthracite coal were shipped from Honesdale,
PA, to Eddyville on the Rondout Creek near the villages of Kingston and Rondout.
From there, the coal was shipped down the Hudson River to New York and up
the river to the Erie Canal and also to Canada.
The D&H Gravity Railroad--a 16-mile long railroad, consisting of inclined
planes and levels, connected the coal fields in the Lackawanna Valley with
the D&H Canal at Honesdale. At the head of each of the inclined planes
on this rail line was a stationary steam engine that pulled the rail cars
up and over the Moosic Mountain, the summit of which is almost 1,000 feet
above the valley floor where the rail line began. |
