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Geology, Geography, and Genius in the D&L National Heritage Corridor Message from our Executive Director Geology, Geography, and Genius in the D&L Josiah White combined genius, geology and geography in the National Heritage Corridor early 1800s. He and Erskine Hazard saw a landscape of One of the most significant developments opportunities that, when in United States history happened in the D&L integrated, would help fuel National Heritage Corridor. In fact, it was the America’s Industrial Revolution. fundamental reason for the establishment of It was 160 years later that a the Corridor by Congress in 1988. In the five different set of pioneers came together to transcend counties that make up the Corridor, geology and municipal, city and county lines and create the geography met human genius. Rivers and streams Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. provided transportation routes and water power Our regional stories are intrinsically related. for mined anthracite coal and iron ore. Energetic, The Delaware Canal’s distinctive sense of place exists intelligent, creative and forward-thinking people because of the market for natural resources from harnessed that wealth and power to ignite the the Anthracite Region and goods produced in the American Industrial Revolution. Lehigh Valley. Today we tell these stories and use their Yet our local story and its significant impact example to help revitalize and celebrate the Corridor. on national history is often overlooked or barely We have a big-picture mission. The D&L develops mentioned in history books. The D&L and the programs that positively impact all of us, as well as National Canal Museum have been telling this preserve, interpret and leverage the history of the story for many years. The discovery of anthracite 165-mile transportation route between Wilkes-Barre coal in Luzerne and Carbon Counties, its transport and Bristol. Through public and private partnerships, from mine to market by way of the Lehigh and we are steered by four tenets: Delaware Canals, and the introduction of iron 1. Connecting people to the enduring industrial smelting with anthracite in place of charcoal have heritage of the Corridor through education and been recounted in exhibits, lectures, education preservation of historic sites and cultural resources. programs, and publications and by the creation 2. Connecting people to health and wellness through of the D&L Trail. outdoor recreation by reclaiming the historic We’re excited to learn that this story will be transportation route, known as the D&L Trail. told in a book to be published for the D&L’s 30th 3. Connecting towns and cities to opportunities for anniversary in 2018. Geology, Geography, and economic development. Genius: The Industrial History of the Delaware 4. Finally, we connect people to nature and the & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor draws on environment through conservation and education. works by academic and local historians, oral histories, and the D&L’s extensive photo archives. Today, by focusing on our incredible common It describes the events and people in the past that landscape and erasing our man-made borders, White helped to transform the United States from a and Hazard’s legacy reigns. farming nation to an industrial power, and shows how their enterprising and innovative spirits still drive our region today. We’re hoping this book will enlighten even more people to the historic Elissa Garofalo, Executive Director and cultural significance of the Corridor. 2 ALONG THE CORRIDOR FALL 2017 Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign Effective wayfinding is important for people to Easton’s Director of Public Services David Hopkins make their way through public spaces. It improves said, “As a part of the improvement project at Hugh efficiency, accessibility, and safety. Good signage Moore Park we felt that it would be important to makes visitors happier by decreasing frustration, implement wayfinding signage for vehicle/pedestrian stress, anxiety, late arrivals and time spent giving or circulation, as well as to show the locations of park looking for directions. attractions. Pat Stephens from the D&L Staff did a The D&L is pleased to assist the City of Easton nice job on the sign design and we hope to have as it continues making signage improvements near them installed this October.” the National Canal Museum and our home offices. H ilton St. West Rock Rd. Berger Rd. Is la nd Main St. P ar k Willow St. R d HUGH MOORE. PARK Rock Rd. MAP &St INFORMATION n ai M 3rd St. St. 4th St. anklin Fr E S Island Park Rd. High St. 2nd St. L E H 2 I G H C A N A L WALK, RUN, OR BIKE THE D&L TRAIL! 2 miles to Forks of the Delaware 3 4 N W (Easton) v. 5 10 miles to Riegelsville on A end 22 miles to Tinicum Park Gl P LAYGROUND 6 36 miles to New Hope P 43 miles to Washington Crossing FrontSt. D&L Trail - National Canal Museum Spur 51 miles to Morrisville t S 2 61 miles to Bristol h 5 t P g i h H S d. Island Park Rd. t k R W . oore Par Glendon Av. ugh M O H NO VEHICLES L BEYOND GATE F BRIDGE CLOSED T TO ALL TRAFFIC M ULE U O P ADDOCK A NAL 9 H I G H C L L E Historic Walk A N A 7 ic Wa D&L Trail - NCM Spur or lk C NO BIKES OR DOGS WHILE ist H H UGH M OORE 8 MULES ARE WORKING AM Hugh Moore Park Rd. ARK D&L Trail I V E R P P R D OW I G H North Sh 1 H ore Trail VERFL Glendon Hill Bridge E L H ISTORIC I SLAND P ARK e O h Driv Lehig D L GH L I I A A B M No rt EH E h O Sh S or e T L P N r A ail D B S Lehigh D rive R I V E R V I E W D&L Trail . d R l l 2 miles to downtown Easton i D&L Trail H n o d n e l WALK, RUN, OR BIKE THE D&L G D&L Trail P TRAIL! LAYGROUND 2 miles to Route 33 Boat Launch P 9 miles to Bethlehem (Sand Island) 13 miles to Allentown ve Glendon Hill Rd. Dri ARK 32 miles to Lehigh Gap Nature h P d hig a Le Center o R 25th St. 44 miles to Jim Thorpe . n C 2 miles to US Route 22 L h 78 miles to Glen Summit ain 0 250 500 1,000 Feet e D in am 95 miles to Wilkes Barre R M d. Map Legend Points of Interest Hugh Moore Park 1864 Enjoy the Park FISHING 1 Bicycle Skills Park S PIER R AI LW A B Y 2 Josiah White II Canal Boat E O D Building Y 3 National Canal Museum Welcome Center P O F PARKING W A T W E P ARK R 4 Mule Barn PAVED ROADWAY 5 National Canal Museum / D&L Headquarters N VISTA FOOTBRIDGE n Walkway 6 Shad Rehabilitation Center estria Ped POINT OF INTEREST 5 7 Mule Stable ail RESTROOM &L Tr D 8 Locktender’s House A Changed Landscape BICYCLE REPAIR 9 Lehigh Canal Lock #8 The Glendon Iron Company was established in 1842 by Boston businessman Charles Jackson, Jr. It was second anthracite iron furnace in the U.S. and was Sources About the Park put into blast in 1844 by William Firmstone, an English iron master. Firmstone purchased a site All D&L-related information provided by the Delaware and Take a Trip Back To America’s Age of Canals along Section 8 of the Lehigh Navigation, where he Lehigh National Heritage Corridor; Road, Rail, and Place data Easton’s Hugh Moore Park is a picturesque extension of could use the water power of the canal to drive his provided by US Census; Lake and Stream data provided by the City of Easton where America’s golden age of canals blowing engines. A second furnace was constructed USGS; Park data provided by PASDA; 1864 Lehigh Coal & is on full display. With more than two miles of restored in 1846, and the works turned out over 7,000 tons of Navigation Map provided by Lehigh University Libraries Lehigh Canal, a canal boat attraction unlike any other in iron that year. ----------- Pennsylvania and the rest of the Northeast, and one of the This map was produced through a partnership between the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc. and The country’s largest canal heritage museums, the 520-acre This historic map depicts one small section of nine City of Easton park nestled between the Lehigh Canal and Lehigh River hand drawn Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company ----------- is a throwback to the years when mules pulling canal maps dated 1864 that show the extension of the Cartography & Design by Delaware and Lehigh National boats on narrow towpaths was a common sight in much Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad. Chief engineer on Heritage Corridor, Inc. (2017) of the United States east of the Mississippi River. the mapping project was John Leisenring. Open Friday - Saturday in October! 3 ALONG THE CORRIDOR FALL 2017 New Partnerships for Old Freemansburg The Delaware & Lehigh The Old Freemansburg National Heritage Corridor and Association has formed various Freemansburg Borough have committees, including a Public embarked on a new relationship. Relations Committee who developed We’re focusing on the Borough’s a Facebook page, took part in the 1.5-mile section of the Lehigh Canal borough’s annual National Night Out and its historic canal district at Lock celebration in July, and purchased a 44, known as the Freemansburg domain name for the development Canal Education Center.
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