Delaware and Hudson Canal

Delaware and Hudson Canal
A remaining section of the canal in Sullivan County, NY, used as a linear park
Specifications
Length	108 miles (174 km)
Locks	108
Maximum height above sea level	1,075 ft (328 m)
Status	Closed, partially infilled
Navigation authority
Delaware and Hudson Canal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
NRHP reference No.	68000051[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 24, 1968[1]
Designated NHL	November 24, 1968[2]
History
Original owner	Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Construction began	1825
Date of first use	1828 (1828)
Date closed	1902
Geography
Start point	Honesdale, PA
End point	Kingston, NY

The Delaware and Hudson Canal was the first venture of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, which would later build the Delaware and Hudson Railway. Between 1828 and 1899, the canal's barges carried anthracite coal from the mines of northeastern Pennsylvania to the Hudson River and thence to market in New York City.

Construction of the canal involved some major feats of civil engineering, and resulted in the development of some new technologies, particularly in rail transport. Its operation stimulated the city's growth and encouraged settlement in the sparsely populated region. Unlike many other canals of that era, the canal remained a profitable private operation for most of its existence.

The canal was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.^[2]

The canal was abandoned during the early 20th century, and much of it was subsequently drained and filled. Some fragments remain in New York and Pennsylvania.