Lehigh Drive closed from 25th Street

Lehigh Drive is closed from 25th street so everyone must approach from Glendon Hill Road (via Front Street to Iron Street) or Lehigh Drive from downtown.

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National Canal Museum - Bristol’s Lost Lock

Although fascinating, canal history remains one of the hidden stories of America's past. Yet canals were integral to the country's growth, providing the first long-distance "highways" that penetrated America's interior. Their importance was short-lived but came at a time when the United States was establishing itself as an industrial power. Without canals and their ability to transfer natural resources, manufactured products, and thousands of immigrants seeking a new life, America's transition from a farm-based economy to one based on heavy industry would have been delayed by several decades.

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Bristol’s Lost Lock

Posted September 2, 2020 by Daphne Mayer

The hunt for the site of Delaware Canal Lock 1
The Delaware Canal is the longest towpath canal still in existence,…

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The Mothers of the Canal

Posted May 8, 2020 by Gianna Caruso

Blog Post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator

This Mother’s Day, we remember the canal boat moms who were…

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