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.
50th Anniversary Reflections: Putting Down Roots
Posted June 19, 2020 by Gianna CarusoBlog post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
June 21, 1970 was a rainy day. But it didn’t dampen…
Blog post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
You know what they say about best laid plans….
Today, May 16,…
Blog Post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
This Mother’s Day, we remember the canal boat moms who were…
Fifty years today, on May 4, 1970, the first iteration of the National Canal Museum (then known simply as the…
Blog Post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
During the fall of 1918, Americans lived in an atmosphere that…
Blog Post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
Keystone Aircraft
The black livery of this little bi-plane and the bat-wing…
How the Deadly 1918 Flu Pandemic Brought Dixie Cups to Easton
Posted April 8, 2020 by Gianna CarusoBlog Post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
Carefully preserved in the archives of the D&L and the National…
Looking for educational things to do with your family?
While the National Canal Museum isn't open, here are five fun, educational…
