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.
Finding the Black canallers of the Anthracite region
Written by Dr. Rachel Lewis, Diversity Research Historian
The National Canal Museum has embarked…
The man who didn’t know the definition of boredom
Written by Wendi Blewett, D&L Inventory Coordinator
July is National Anti-Boredom Month, and…
H.D.: the Life of the Lehigh Valley’s Most Important Literary Figure, a Free-Love Feminist Poet
Written By: Martha Capwell Fox, D&L…
Jewish Heritage in the D&L Corridor
Written by Martha Capwell Fox, D&L Historian & Archives Coordinator
The Easton Experience
Jewish history in the…
Quintessentially American: The Writings of Stephen Vincent Benét
Written by Wendi Blewett, D&L Inventory Coordinator
April is National Poetry Month!
In honor of…
Uncovering the Story of Industrial Women in the D&L Corridor
Posted March 9, 2022 by Gianna CarusoUncovering the Story of Industrial Women in the D&L Corridor
Written by: Rachel Lewis, D&L Diversity Researcher and Historian
The history of…
Revealing the Black Beauty of Anthracite Coal: Charles Edgar Patience (1906 - 1972)
Written by Martha Capwell-Fox
The son of a formerly…
When the River Rushed In: The Knox Mine Disaster, 22 January, 1959
By Martha Capwell-Fox
At 11:40 AM on January 22, 1959,…
