ABOUT THE EVENT
Phoenixville Public Library will host a free virtual presentation, “Coal Boats to Rondout: A Brief History of the Delaware and Hudson Canal”, on Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 PM. The Library’s own Walter Hook will be the speaker for this lecture on Pennsylvania’s “other” canal. The Wurts brothers of Philadelphia, in 1814, planned to sell coal from their land in North East Pennsylvania to markets in Philadelphia. However, New York City provided better opportunities. They formed the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, and through the assistance of their friends Philip Hone, Washington Irving, and engineer John Roebling, created an “artificial river.” Coal was transported to the canal in Honesdale by a gravity railroad because the use the Stourbridge Lion steam locomotive was not feasible. The canal remained in operation from 1828 to 1898.
This event is free and open to the public and will be held online/by phone via Zoom. Registration is required on the Adult Events Calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-933-3013 x132.
610-933-3013 x132
