The delaware and hudson railway has a grand and glorious history that began in the coal mines of pennsylvania. Report to the stockholders of the delaware and hudson. 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. March 8, 1824 philip hone elected as first president of the delaware and hudson canal co. 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. Products archive national canal museum national canal. Syracuse university press is pleased to reissue this exemplary study of a railroad. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The gravity railroads of the delaware and hudson canal company and the pa coal company by philip ruth. Grey, romer bartholomew, brian grey, ida moran, theresa spiegel, nancy browne, sylvie delaware and hudson canal company christianson, justine grey, ellsworth. It was purchased by guilford rail system in 1984, and went bankrupt in 1988.
The only book on these two gravity railroads in print. 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. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. There the canal turned eastward, following the neversink and rondout creeks to the hudson river, where the coal was unloaded at rondout near kingston.
Sep 19, 2018 for the past twenty years he has been working on a comprehensive history of the delaware and hudson canal company. A history of the delaware and hudson canal by larry lowenthal, purple mountain press, fleischmanns, new york, 1997. The delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad ebook. 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. Error to the supreme court of the state of pennsylvania syllabus. In 1906 the company purchased quebec, montreal, and southern railway.
In those days, it operated an 108 mile canal connecting the delaware river at honedale, pa. For information about assessing rights, see the rights and restrictions information page. The 108mile long canal and 16mile long gravity railroad were built by hand and horsepower. Publishers of train shed cyclopedias and stephans railroad directories.
The delaware and hudson canal company holds a special place in american corporate history, as the countrys first corporation capitalized at one million dollars. The hudson river was integral to the development of the delaware and hudson canal. The delaware and hudson company bulletin september 1, 1930 loose front cover. Report to the stockholders of the delaware and hudson canal company. February 15, 1828 horatio allen goes to england to obtain a steam engine and rails. 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. 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. The reading was another fabled northeastern systme, which typified the socalled anthracite railroad. 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. 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.
Delaware and hudson railroad engineering drawings sova. Delaware and hudson canal company, canals, railroads, railroads and state publisher washington, d. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Carrying coals to rondout by dorothy sanderson, rondout valley publishing company, 1974 from the coalfields to the hudson. 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 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. Minisink valley historical society the delaware and. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through timesmachine.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. For the past twenty years he has been working on a comprehensive history of the delaware and hudson canal company. 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. 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.
Boats crossed the delaware at lackawaxen, where the canal then paralleled the new york shore of the delaware to port jervis. Delaware and hudson canal the delaware and hudson canal was the first canal in this nation built as a private enterprise. Delaware and hudson companyhistory, canalspennsylvaniahistory, canalsnew york statehistory, delaware and hudson canal n. 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. Minisink valley historical society the delaware and hudson. Between 1828 and 1899, its barges carried anthracite coal from the mines of northeastern pennsylvania to new york city via the hudson river. 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. 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. The delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad by. As a result a name change was carried out a month after the gravity operation ceased. 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. Read the delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad by matthew m. Delaware and hudson company bulletin 1930 september 1. 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. 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. The delaware and hudson canal was the first venture of the delaware and hudson canal company, which later developed the delaware and hudson railway. After numerous mergers and purchases, it became the delaware and hudson company and later delaware and hudson railway. 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. The final four volumes in this 24volume series were published, as e books, this. Builder of the first steam locomotive rocket george stephenson is contacted. Delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad ny. A gravity railroad, completed across the moosic mts. The delaware and hudson canal, a history internet archive. The delaware and hudson canal, a history by le roy, edwin d.
The first decade of the twentieth century found the delaware and hudson leadership expanding there line into canada. 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. It was a great developer of new technology, not unlike the space program of this century. Digitizing sponsor internet archive contributor allen county public library genealogy center language english. The canal was last used on november 5, 1891, and the gravity railroad closed january 3, 1899. By 1829, the canal company was utilizing locomotives to supplement canal travel, the most famous being the stourbridge lion. The delaware and hudson canal and the gravity railroad. The company s first rail line ran between carbondale, pennsylvania and new york, beginning in 1872. Apr 01, 1973 in those days, it operated an 108 mile canal connecting the delaware river at honedale, pa. Company and then the delaware and hudson railroad until 1968. Midsummer 1827 the canal was navigable from the hudson to the delaware and work on the remaining sections was progressing. Delaware and hudson canal and gravity railroad upper.