D & H Canal Historical Society
High Falls, NY
(845) 687-9311

Now celebrating our 40th year,
the purpose of the D&H Canal Historical Society
is to preserve, protect and perpetuate
the unique history of the Delaware and Hudson Canal
particularly in Ulster County.

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BOOKS: D&H CANAL
A Guide to the The Delaware and Hudson Canal by David G. Barber

An "on-the-ground" guide to the Delaware and Hudson Canal intended to show what remains and to encourage its preservation and use for recreation and study of our industrial history.

184 pages, published by Canal History and Technology Press,  2003

   

paperback     $14.95

The Delaware and Hudson: A History by Edwin LeRoy

Concise history of the D&H Canal extensively researched throughout 20th century. Author was architect and engineer, as well as D&H enthusiast. Contains useful drawings and Canal Company records. 95pages, published by Wayne Co Historical Society 1995

paperback  $12.00

Delaware and Hudson by Jim Shaunessy

Extensive pictorial history of the D&H Railroad. Loaded with photos and maps. Includes history of the D&H Canal, Gravity Railroad and, Stourbridge Lion, as well as steamboat operations on the Great Lakes. 

475 pages published by Syracuse University Press 1997

paperback     $39.00

Images of America Series: The Delaware and Hudson Canal

The Delaware and Hudson Canal and The Gravity Railroad  by Matthew Osterberg  published 2002
The Erie Canal by Martin Morganstein and Joan H. Cregg
Early Coal Mining in the Anthracite Region   by  John Stuart Richards

The popular pictorial history series of Arcadia Publishers.

Each compiled by local historians with the aid of local history societies.

paperback     $19.99

New York State Canals by Daniel Larkin

Concise history of canals of New York state by noted historian. Discusses canal era and the emergence of the Empire State.  Covers the Erie and Delaware & Hudson canals, St. Lawrence Seaway, and many others.
104 pages, published by Purple Mountain Press 1998

 

paperback     $8.00

Books:  D&H Canal | Adult Fiction | Children's | Other Canals | Other Industry |  Other Gifts

    

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