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 Delaware Canal State Park - Upper Black Eddy, PA Posted by:  Janila
N 40° 32.340 W 075° 05.084
18T E 492823 N 4487587
Delaware Canal State Park is one of the 121 parks that make up the Pennsylvania State Park system.
Waymark Code: WMYNZR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2018
Views: 2
Delaware Canal State Park is basically a 60 mile towpath walk along the Delaware River. As you walk, you will pass through several locks and 11 river islands.
From the park website:
The early nineteenth century saw a Pennsylvania ready for industrial growth, but sadly lacking in its ability to transport goods. The discovery of anthracite coal fueled the need for better modes of shipping.
The Pennsylvania Canal system was developed to answer some of these needs, and helped make Pennsylvania one of the leaders of the industrial revolution.
Park Type: Day Use
Activities:
Hiking, biking, picnicking, boating, fishing, hunting, cross country skiing, and wildlife watching.
Park Fees:
None
Background:
From the park website:
The 60-mile Delaware Canal is the only remaining, continuously intact canal of the great towpath canal building era of the early and mid-19th century. Today, the canal retains almost all of its features as they existed during its century of commercial operation.
In the early 1800s, America was growing rapidly. Canals provided a better way of transporting natural resources to urban areas. When completed in 1832, the Delaware Canal connected with the Lehigh Navigation System at Easton and helped develop the anthracite coal industry in the Upper Lehigh Valley. These canals provided a convenient and economical means of transporting coal to Philadelphia, New York, and the eastern seaboard.
As railroads became a more efficient means of transporting goods, it became increasingly difficult to profitably operate canals. The last, paying canal boat completed its journey through the Delaware Canal on October 17, 1931.
On the same day, 40 miles of the canal were deeded to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The commonwealth acquired the remaining 20 miles in 1940.
Date Established?: 1/1/1931
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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