“Here the artist has sketched an old-fashioned country scene in one of the wildest portions of the Delaware Valley traversed by the Erie Railway. “The old covered bridge is of a style frequently seen in that region, which, by the … Continue reading
It is at Lackawaxen that the Delaware and Hudson Canal, connecting the coal regions of Pennsylvania with the Hudson at Kingston, crosses the Delaware River, spanning it by an aqueduct, as represented in the accompanying engraving.—The Erie Railway Tourist, 1874, … Continue reading
The rapidity and voracity with which the iron horse quenches his thirst from one of these enormous goblets which, brimming full, await him at various intervals on his wild careering across the country, are all but incredible to those who … Continue reading
“Don’t fail to enjoy, if you can, a ride through by daylight over the Erie Railway.”—The Erie Railway Tourist, 1874. The next post series features images and ads from the Erie Railway brochures, 1874 to 1889. “The train speeds over … Continue reading
Round Pond Southeast of Hagan Pond (today’s Highland Lake) was Round Pond (now Lake DeVenoge), a lake fed entirely by underground springs, and 60 to 80 feet deep at the center. The de Venoge family from Epernay, France was listed … Continue reading
John A. Roebling studied architecture, engineering, bridge and foundation construction, and hydraulics, before emigrating from Prussia in 1831. His government job of four years involved designing military roads and supervising their construction. He had also sketched suspension bridges that were … Continue reading
In 1845 Lumberland was home to hunters, tanners, lumberjacks, timber rafters, canal related workers, as well as shoemakers, blacksmiths, wagonmakers, carpenters, and any other job necessary in a town. The D&H Canal had brought more people to the area. By … Continue reading
Five miles northwest of Halfway Brook Village was Beaver Brook (sometimes called Beaver Brook Mills), where James K. Gardner supervised a lumbering operation for St. John and Dodge. James K., his wife Eliza Eldred, and their three children lived in … Continue reading
The Delaware and Hudson Canal opened in October 1828. In November 1828 the first canal boats loaded with coal arrived at the Hudson River. From then until 1899, barges carried anthracite coal from the Moosic Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania mines … Continue reading
Lumberland, 1825–1831 “Lumbering was the only business of the section, cutting and drawing logs, sawing and hauling boards, rafting and running lumber down the stream.”—Johnston, p. 293. Lumberland hummed with the sound of sawmill blades as they ripped through huge … Continue reading
