Constructed from 1825 to 1829 with 16 miles of gravity railway and 108 locks over a 108mile canal it was built to transport anthracite coal from mines in northeastern pennsylvania to markets on the hudson river. Between port jackson and ellenville, the rightofway for the canal was used by the ellenville and kingston railroad, a branch of the new york, ontario and. The reading was another fabled northeastern systme, which typified the socalled anthracite railroad. Builder of the first steam locomotive rocket george stephenson is contacted. Minisink valley historical society the delaware and hudson. The delaware and hudson canal company holds a special place in american corporate history, as the countrys first corporation capitalized at one million dollars. There the canal turned eastward, following the neversink and rondout creeks to the hudson river, where the coal was unloaded at rondout near kingston. Report to the stockholders of the delaware and hudson. Digitizing sponsor internet archive contributor allen county public library genealogy center language english. Syracuse university press is pleased to reissue this exemplary study of a railroad. Report to the stockholders of the delaware and hudson canal company. It was active for 170 years, when the route was sold in 1993 to the canadian pacific railway. Delaware and hudson canal company, canals, railroads, railroads and state publisher washington, d. March 8, 1824 philip hone elected as first president of the delaware and hudson canal co.
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. On april 28, 1899, the name was changed to the delaware and hudson company to reflect the lack of a canal, which was sold in june of that year. For the past twenty years he has been working on a comprehensive history of the delaware and hudson canal company. The collection consists of microfilms of office files generated by the hudson coal company of pennsylvania for anthracite coal mines located in lackawana and luzerne counties, and microfilms of. The canal was the creation of the wurtz brothers of philadelphia, two philadelphia dry goods merchants who had purchased large tracts of land in northeastern pennsylvania rich in anthracite coal deposits they began the delaware and hudson canal company, with operations at carbondale and honesdale in 1823. Delaware and hudson railroad engineering drawings sova. The delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad ebook. For information about assessing rights, see the rights and restrictions information page. February 15, 1828 horatio allen goes to england to obtain a steam engine and rails. Minisink valley historical society the delaware and. The library of congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. After numerous mergers and purchases, it became the delaware and hudson company and later delaware and hudson railway. As a result, the delaware and hudson canal company managers received permission in april 1899 to change the firms name to the delaware and hudson company.
Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. The hudson river was integral to the development of the delaware and hudson canal. 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. As the railroad industry evolved in the 1830s and 40s, it began marketing its coal by rail, finally selling the waterway in 1898 and dropping canal from its corporate title. They had acquired tracts of rich anthracite veins in the carbondale region and at first hoped to serve philadelphia, their home city. 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. The delaware and hudson company bulletin september 1, 1930 loose front cover. It was purchased by guilford rail system in 1984, and went bankrupt in 1988. The delaware and hudson railway has a grand and glorious history that began in the coal mines of pennsylvania.
Grey, romer bartholomew, brian grey, ida moran, theresa spiegel, nancy browne, sylvie delaware and hudson canal company christianson, justine grey, ellsworth. Products archive national canal museum national canal. Read the delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad by matthew m. By 1829, the canal company was utilizing locomotives to supplement canal travel, the most famous being the stourbridge lion. The gravity railroads of the delaware and hudson canal company and the pa coal company by philip ruth. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. When it was dissolved on april 28, 1899, the corporation simplified its name to the delaware and hudson company, which operated the delaware and hudson railroad company. In 1906 the company purchased quebec, montreal, and southern railway. The canal was conceived by philadelphia dry goods merchants maurice and charles wurts in the second decade of the 19th century, in order to transport anthracite. The delaware and hudson canal was the first venture of the delaware and hudson canal company, which later developed the delaware and hudson railway. The delaware and hudson canal, a history internet archive. Publishers of train shed cyclopedias and stephans railroad directories. Between 1828 and 1899, its barges carried anthracite coal from the mines of northeastern pennsylvania to new york city via the hudson river.
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Delaware and hudson canal the delaware and hudson canal was the first canal in this nation built as a private enterprise. Osterberg 2002, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The companys first rail line ran between carbondale, pennsylvania and new york, beginning in 1872.
As a result a name change was carried out a month after the gravity operation ceased. The canal was conceived by philadelphia dry goods merchants maurice and charles wurts in the second decade of the 19th century, in order to transport anthracite coal from pennsylvania mines to new york city. Photograph retrieved from the library of congress, s. Carrying coals to rondout by dorothy sanderson, rondout valley publishing company, 1974 from the coalfields to the hudson. The delaware and hudson canal company was held liable in the trial court, whose judgment was affirmed by the supreme court of pennsylvania, for the amount of a tax of three mills upon bonds originally issued and sold by the company in the new york but held in the year 1890 by residents of pennsylvania. The first decade of the twentieth century found the delaware and hudson leadership expanding there line into canada. A history of the delaware and hudson canal by larry lowenthal, purple mountain press, fleischmanns, new york, 1997. Between 1828 and 1899, the canals barges carried anthracite coal from the mines of northeastern pennsylvania to the hudson river and thence to market in new york city. Error to the supreme court of the state of pennsylvania syllabus.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad ny. The canal was last used on november 5, 1891, and the gravity railroad closed january 3, 1899. The history of the delaware and hudson canal company, reaching back, as it does, for nearly a century from the present time, and embracing the period of greatest commercial development of the state of new york, is unique in one respect.
It was a great developer of new technology, not unlike the space program of this century. The final four volumes in this 24volume series were published, as e books, this. Midsummer 1827 the canal was navigable from the hudson to the delaware and work on the remaining sections was progressing. The 108mile long canal and 16mile long gravity railroad were built by hand and horsepower. The delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad by.
Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through timesmachine. The delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad. Upon the subscription of two thousand shares, the commissioners were to become a body politic and corporate under the name of the president, managers and company of the delaware and hudson canal company, capable of perpetual succession, with full powers of management, subject only to the laws of the state. Delaware and hudson companyhistory, canalspennsylvaniahistory, canalsnew york statehistory, delaware and hudson canal n. The company s first rail line ran between carbondale, pennsylvania and new york, beginning in 1872. Delaware and hudson canal and gravity railroad upper.
March, 1823 pennsylvania state legislature authorizes the wurtz brothers to canalize the lackawaxen river april 23, 1823 new york state passes act incorporating the the president, mangers and company of the delaware and hudson canal co. Company and then the delaware and hudson railroad until 1968. Sep 19, 2018 for the past twenty years he has been working on a comprehensive history of the delaware and hudson canal company. Apr 01, 1973 in those days, it operated an 108 mile canal connecting the delaware river at honedale, pa. A gravity railroad, completed across the moosic mts. Boats crossed the delaware at lackawaxen, where the canal then paralleled the new york shore of the delaware to port jervis. The delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad by matthew m. The hudson coal company was a subsidiary of the delaware and hudson company, which changed its name in 1899 from delaware and hudson canal company. In those days, it operated an 108 mile canal connecting the delaware river at honedale, pa. The delaware and hudson canal, a history by le roy, edwin d.