Delaware and Hudson Canal Company

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The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company was a 19th-century American transportation enterprise that developed one of the earliest integrated canal and railroad systems to move coal from Pennsylvania to markets in New York and beyond.

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Delaware and Hudson Canal Company canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal company ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
transportation company ⓘ
canalName Delaware and Hudson Canal ⓘ
connectedRegion Hudson River ⓘ
Pennsylvania coal fields ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicRole facilitated coal trade from Pennsylvania to New York City region ⓘ
founded 1823 ⓘ
foundingLocation New York ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York State ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
industry canal transportation ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
laterBecame Delaware and Hudson Railway Company ⓘ
mainProduct anthracite coal transportation ⓘ
notableFor developing an early integrated canal and railroad system ⓘ
transporting coal from Pennsylvania to New York markets ⓘ
parentCompanyOf Delaware and Hudson Railway ⓘ
primaryCargo anthracite coal ⓘ
railroadName Delaware and Hudson Railway ⓘ
servedRegion New York ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
significance contributed to early industrial development of northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
helped open New York markets to Pennsylvania anthracite coal ⓘ
one of the earliest American companies to combine canal and rail operations ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
terminusLocation Honesdale, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Kingston, New York ⓘ
transportedFromRegion Lackawanna Valley, Pennsylvania ⓘ
transportedToMarket Hudson River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Hudson Valley

New York City ⓘ
usedTechnology gravity railroad between Carbondale and Honesdale ⓘ
usedTransportationMode canal ⓘ
gravity railroad ⓘ
railroad ⓘ
usedVehicle canal boats ⓘ
railroad cars ⓘ
waterwayUsed Delaware River ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ

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Delaware and Hudson Railway → predecessor → Delaware and Hudson Canal Company ⓘ
Honesdale, Pennsylvania → originalRailroadCompany → Delaware and Hudson Canal Company ⓘ