Activities Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor

1 activities

1.1 d&l trail
1.2 recreation
1.3 historical appreciation

activities

the mission of delaware , lehigh national heritage corridor enrich communities through actions , partnerships conserve resources, preserve history, , enhance quality of life. today, corridor offers broad range of experiences visitors , residents such hiking, boating, camping, biking, , fishing. delaware & lehigh operates national canal museum in easton, pennsylvania, includes emrick technology center, locktender s house museum , canal boat ride, josiah white ii.

historically, corridor has been used link people , communities, , still prominent goal of corridor today. entire trail used connect , promote importance of region. each community has unique ecological attributes , diversified history conserve. corridor preserves these features , offers opportunity educate , enjoy nature.

d&l trail

d&l trail along delaware canal

the d&l trail 165-mile (266 km) multi-use trail. trail incorporates rail trails, rails trails, share-the-road sections, , canal towpaths.

the trail follows route anthracite coal took mine market. winds through northern mountains , along banks of lehigh , delaware rivers through northeast pennsylvania, lehigh valley, , bucks county. d&l trail passes through towns, industrial powerhouses, , along remnants of lehigh , delaware canals. earthen path exposes walkers, hikers, bicyclists, , others pennsylvania wildflowers, waterfalls, , wildlife.

currently, 135 miles (217 km) of trail completed. southern terminus of trail in bristol, bucks county. northern terminus of trail in mountain top, luzerne county. work has begun on extending trail mountain top—to—wilkes barre @ 7 tubs natural area. mountain top white haven, trail locally known black diamond trail. white haven jim thorpe, trail locally known lehigh gorge trail, 26-mile (42 km) section parallels lehigh river , valley of lehigh gorge @ lehigh gorge state park. easton bristol, trail known delaware canal towpath, 60-mile (97 km) section passes entirely through delaware canal state park. delaware canal towpath national recreation trail.

the highest point on trail 1,785 ft (544 m) in mountain top; lowest point 20 ft (6.1 m) in bristol.

recreation

the corridor contains more 100,000 acres (40,000 ha) of public lands outdoor recreation, including many state, county, , local parks.

historical appreciation

the corridor includes hundreds of historical sites related variety of subjects including: social development of young america (leni lenape settlements, anthracite coal mining era (the molly maguires labor movement), industrial revolution (bethlehem steel), development of systematic canals (the lehigh navigation, lehigh , delaware canals), development of rail transportation (lehigh valley railroad), , evolution of natural conservation (john j. audubon , bucks county conservation movement).

it features sites can interpreted represent transforming principles became foundation of american constitution — religious freedom, mutual responsibility between government , people, , equality.

in 2017, d&l completed merger national canal museum, combining reaches of both museum , d&l trail. delaware & lehigh operates museum , works provide information on history, science, , technology of canal construction , navigation. manage complete collection , archive of important artifacts of both canal era , industrial revolution. through merger, d&l deepens 1 of central missions organization: preserve cultural heritage of delaware , lehigh canals. plan create traveling exhibits take national canal museum communities along corridor , further historical appreciation component.