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Photographer: Collection of the Minisink Valley Historical Society
Caption:
Marker detail: The founding fathers of the D&H Canal | Additional Description:
Left to right: William Wurts, with his brother Maurice Wurts, envisioned selling coal to the lucrative markets on the East Coast. Philip Hone,
third from left, was the first president and helped to organize the business. Benjamin Wright,
fourth from left, former engineer of the Erie Canal, oversaw the construction of the D&H Canal. John Jervis,
right, a prominent 19th-Century engineer, worked on the D&H Canal.
Submitted: November 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p503263
File Size: 1.425 Megabytes
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