Daniels Farmhouse, D&H Canal Park at Lock 31 Towpath Trail and Riverside Trail
"The D&H" Railroad and Canal
| | Hawley Mile Marker 367 | |
This historic building dates to the early 1800s and was built using post and beam construction. In 1821 it was owned by Russell Daniels and was called the Daniels Farm. The Delaware & Hudson Canal was built directly behind the house; Lock 31 was placed here, and the value of the property increased greatly. In 1878 the property was sold to Ernst A. Hintze, a grocer from Brooklyn NY. Mr. Hintze remodeled the house and opened for business as a hotel fronting the canal. It became a store and hotel that served the boatmen on the canal and the passengers on the canal boats. There were 108 locks on the 108 mile canal from Honesdale PA to Rondout NY, providing a market for the anthracite of Pennsylvania to the Hudson River.
In 2001 the Wayne County Historical Society purchased the house and ten acres and started the process of preservation. The Society owns a mile of the canal including a trail along the old towpath and canal and a second trail along the Lackawaxen River. The park is open from sunrise to sunset every day of the year. It is the only section of the D&H Canal open to the public in Pennsylvania.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Facts about the Delaware & Hudson Canal 1828-1898 (a few steps from this marker); Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Boat Outline (a few steps from this marker); Daniels' Farmhouse at New Castle (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania's Delaware & Hudson Canal Park at Lock 31 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bingham Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); History of Hawley (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hawley.
Also see . . .
1. The D & H Canal Park at Lock 31. Wayne County Historical Society website entry (Submitted on August 22, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. D&H Canal Park at Lock 31 on Facebook. (Submitted on August 22, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 780 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
