1920’s Views of the Lehigh Canal
Historical photos are on pages 6 and 7 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

A History of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, Volume 2, Issue 6 – 1840

Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to the Stockholders – 1861

Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to the Stockholders – 1885

Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to the Stockholders – 1886

Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to the Stockholders – 1898

Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to the Stockholders – 1914

Anthracite's Demise and the Post-Coal Economy of Northeastern Pennsylvania
A brief history of the canal is on pages 3, 4, 9 and 20.

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history begins on page 1384.

Biery's Port section of Catasauqua
A brief history of an historical district within Catasauqua, which was once a thriving port on the canal. Current photos.
 

Boats to Load at Laury’s
A 1924 newspaper article, announcing the relocation of canal boat loading facilities.

Canals for a Nation
A brief history begins on page 88; a historical illustration is on page 118.

Census Reports Tenth Census: June 1, 1880, Volume 4
A brief history begins on page 741.

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

Coal, Canals, and the American Industrial Revolution: 1790-1840

Click on "Essay" to read.

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

Easton, Pennsylvania
Includes a brief history of the navigation system.

Hazard's United States Commercial and Statistical Register, Volume 3 – 1841
A history of the coal and navigation company begins on page 81.

Historical sketch of the Switch Back Railroad, the discovery of anthracite coal, and an account of the rise and growth of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company – 189?
A link to the on-line documenet.

History, government and geography of Carbon County, Pennsylvania – 1910
Reference to the canal is on page 41.

History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania – 1913
References to the canal are on pages 106, 231 and 232.

History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania - 1918
An index of links which make reference to the company in the document.

History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1 – 1914
Reference to the canal is on page 430.

History of Northampton County Pennsylvania – 1920
References to the canal are on pages 108, 271 and 308.

History of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, Volume 2, Issue 6 - 1840
A detailed history of the company, from an 1840 corporate publication.
 

History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania – 1914
Reference to the canal is on page 374.

History of the Lehigh Valley – 1860
A history of the coal and navigation company begins on page 375.

History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – 1884
A history of the navigation system begins on page 594.

History of the Lehigh Canal and Kelchner's Lockhouse

History of the Lehigh Valley – 1860

A history of the development of the Lehigh River navigation, including the canal.

Jim Thorpe in the 20th Century
Includes a history of the coal and navigation system and historical photos.

Jim Thorpe (Mauch Chunk)
Includes a history of the coal and navigation system and historical photos.

Journal, Part 2 – 1851
A statement of tolls received in 1850 is on page 384.

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Annual Reports

Includes reports for the years 1826 through 1840.

Lehigh Canal

Includes a brief history of the canal and historical photos.

Lehigh Canal

A brief history of the canal.   Historical and current photos.

Lehigh Canal

A brief history of the canal.   Historical photos.

Lehigh Canal, 1873 historical illustration

Lehigh Canal and a general view of Crane Iron Works
A historical photo of the canal.

Lehigh Canal Boat 249

An article about a boat abandoned at the end of the canal's history.

Lehigh Canal Historical Markers

An index of markers related to the canal.

Lehigh Canal Images
Maps, historical and current photos.

Lehigh Canal Images

Lehigh Canal in Jim Thorpe

Includes a brief history of the canal and its impact on the community.

Lehigh Canal Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
 

Lehigh Canal Photos
A set of historical photos.

Lehigh Canal Video
A brief history of the canal.

Lehigh Canal Videos

Lehigh Canal Virtual Tour

Includes historical and current photos.

Lehigh Canal: Walnutport to Allentown Section
A brief history of the canal.
 

Lehigh Canals
A brief history and description of the canal.

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Canal

A collection of historical photos and postcards of the canal.

Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
A brief history of the canal and an extensive collection of historical photos.
 

Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
A brief history and description of the canal. Links to related sites.
 

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Includes a brief history of the canal.

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Certificate – 1865
Stock certificate for the company.

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Stock Certificate – 1867

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Certificate – 1868
Stock certificate for the company.

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Chutes
A historical photo of the coal loading chutes on the canal.
 

Lehigh Coal And Navigation Company Records 1792-1978
Includes a brief history of the navigation company.

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company's self acting planes and chutes, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
A historical photo.

Lehigh Navigation
An article begins on page 4 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

Manufacturing and Mercantile Resources of the Lehigh Valley – 1881
Descriptions of the impact of the canal on the local economies is on pages 28, 70, 107, 167 and 175.

Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 21 – 1849
A brief history of the navigation company is on page 270.

New York Public Library Digital Collection: Lehigh Canal
A collection of histoical photos and maps of the canal.

Northampton heritage : the story of an American county – 1953
References to the canal are on pages 201, 202, 206, 236 and 244.

Old Dominion, Industrial Commonwealth: Coal, Politics, and Economy in Antebellum America
A brief history of the navigation company begins on page 1778.

On the Lehigh Canal

An 1884 etching of the canal.

Pennsylvania Canal Society Tours Upper Lehigh Canal

The article begins on page 4 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive

A set of historical articles making reference to the canal.

Progressive Pennsylvania: A Record of the Remarkable Industrial Development of the Keystone State - 1908
A brief history of the canal begins on page 147.

Reminiscences of the Lehigh Canal, 1840-1856 – Part 1
An article begins on page 6 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

Reminiscences of the Lehigh Canal, 1840-1856 – Part 2
The article concludes on page 4 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

Report of the Board of Managers of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company - 1839
Report for the year 1838.
 

Report of the Board of Managers of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company – 1880
A link to the on-line document.

Report of the Board of Managers of The Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company  to the Stockholders – 1889

Summit Hill
A brief history of the navigation system is on page 7.

Tales of the Towpath
An educational program of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc. Includes videos, historical photos, oral histories and histories of the communities along the canal.
 

The Canal

A brief history of the canal.

The coal regions of Pennsylvania – 1848
A brief history of the navigation system begins on page 20.

The construction, operation and maintenance of the Lehigh Canal

The economic history of the anthracite-tidewater canals – 1908
A history of the canal begins on page 7.

The Register of Pennsylvania, Volume 3 – 1829
A report of the Board of Directors to the stockholders begins on page 72; a history and description of the canal is on page 367.

The Week in Bethlehem History: Lehigh Canal odyssey
A brief history of the canal.

Tribute to a Canal Boat Captain
An article begins on page 2 of the American Canal Society newsletter.