19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Pennsylvania

 

 

State Canal: Delaware Division

 

A Brief History of the Delaware Canal
Includes historical and current photos and links to related sites.

 

A Geography of Pennsylvania – 1843
A description of the canal at Bristol, its terminus, is on page 197.

 

A History of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, Volume 2, Issue 6 – 1840
A brief report on the Delaware Division is on page 67.

 

American Waterways, Volume 31, Issues 1-3 - 1908
A brief history of  the canal begins on page 107 and the rationale for its purchase by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company is on page 109.

 

Annual report of the Delaware Division Canal Company of Pennsylvania – 1859

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history and description of the canal is on page 1381. Includes a statement of operations from 1840 to 1873.
 

Aqueduct Doubles as Swimming Pool
A historical photo appears on page 12 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Bucks County – 2006
A historical photo of the canal is on page 62.

 

Canals for a Nation
A brief history and description, and its relationship to the Lehigh Canal is on page 89.
 

Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make reference to the canal.

 

Cross Sections of the Delaware Division and Lehigh Canals


Delaware Canal
A brief history of the canal, including the limited impact it had on the land it passed through. Current photos.
 

Delaware Canal

A brief history and description of the canal.   Current photos.


Delaware Canal (AKA Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal) Historical Markers


Delaware Canal National Historic Landmark Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Northampton County.

 

Delaware Canal State Park
A description of the park, including a brief history of the canal.

 

Delaware Canal State Park
A park field guide, including a brief history of the canal, historical and current photos.

 

Delaware Canal State Park History

Includes a brief history and timeline of the canal and park.


Delaware Division
A brief history and description of the canal.

 

Delaware Division Canal historical photo


Delaware Division Canal videos


Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal

A brief history of the canal.   Current photos.


Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal

An extensive history of the canal.


Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical photos and documents.

 

Friends of the Delaware Canal
Home page of the historical organization, including history, maps, historical and current photos, newsletters and links to related sites.
 

Guide to the Delaware Canal


History of Delaware Canal
A brief history of the canal.  Includes links to related sites.

 

History of Northampton County [Pennsylvania] and the Grand Valley of the Lehigh – 1920
Reference to the canal is on page 108.

 

How a Canal Built a Community

A History of the Delaware Canal and the People Who Shaped Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania.  Includes maps and historical photos and movies of the canal.


Our Oldest Town
Includes a brief history of the canal in the city of Bristol.

 

Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division)
A brief history and description of the canal. Links to related sites.
 

Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive

A set of historical articles making reference to the canal.


Report of the Board of Managers of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to the Stockholders – 1833
A report for the Delaware Division begins on page 3.

 

Report of the Canal Commissioners with Accompanying Documents – 1837
A report for the Delaware Division begins on page 8.

 

Report of the Committee of the Senate of Pennsylvania: upon the subject of the coal trade – 1834
The cost of constructing the canal is on page 23.

 

Terminus of Delaware Canal & Bristol Marsh

Includes a brief history of the canal and current photo.


The Delaware Canal

Includes a brief history and historical movie of the canal.


The Economic History of the Anthracite-tidewater Canals, Issue 22 - 1908
An extensive history of the canal begins on page 60.
 

The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time – 1876
Reference to the canal is on page 349.

 

The Pennsylvania Riviera
An article begins on page 6 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Rev. December, 2024