Weissport in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Exploring the Corridor

Weissport Lehigh Canal Park

— 1828 -1932 —

Exploring the Corridor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

1. Exploring the Corridor Marker

Inscription. Welcome to the Delaware and Lehigh National and State Heritage Corridor, a collection of people, places and events that helped shape our great nation. Come journey through five Pennsylvania counties bursting with heritage and brimming with outdoor adventure. Canals and railroads---remnants of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s prosperous coal age---form the spine of this more than 150-mile Corridor. You’ll find something for everyone. Follow a history trail marked with stories about hearty lumberjacks, coal miners, lock tenders, canalers, and railroaders. Explore quiet canal paths, challenging bike trails and rippling waters of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers.

In the Corridor’s northern reach experience life within Luzerne County coal towns and vibrant cities proudly displaying ethnic diversity. Spend time in our arts and educational institutions. Find outdoor recreation in Carbon County where the landscape offers breathtaking scenery and glimpses of coal and lumber industries from days gone by. Wander through enchanting towns; visit a coal museum and an underground mine. The Lehigh Valley welcomes you with rolling hills, winding rivers, picturesque farms, covered bridges and Victorian townhouses.

Discover Moravian heritage within the valley’s oldest city. Learn about the steel and cement industries, or attend some of America’s best

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festivals. The excitement continues as you travel south along the Delaware River Scenic Drive into Bucks County. This area offers pastoral vistas, landmarks from America’s battle for independence and a renowned artist’s community intermingled with Colonial farmsteads.

Relive history and discover a distinctive American landscape within the Corridor. We invite you to bask in our heritage, ride or walk our trails, and enjoy our waterways. www.nps.gov/dele.

Erected by Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lehigh Canal series list.

Location. 40° 49.895′ N, 75° 42.035′ W. Marker is in Weissport, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. Marker is on Main Road. The marker is located in Weissport Lehigh Canal Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lehighton PA 18235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Hub in its Heyday (a few steps from this marker); Jacob Weiss Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Allen (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Allen Well (approx. 0.2 miles away); Betty Mullen Brey

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

2. Exploring the Corridor Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Allen (approx. ¼ mile away); American Maritime Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); War at Home Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weissport.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Exploring The Corridor 1828-1932

Lehigh Canal image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

3. Lehigh Canal

Weissport Lehigh Canal Park-sign at the entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

4. Weissport Lehigh Canal Park-sign at the entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on March 4, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.