Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hawley, Pennsylvania
Milford is the county seat for Pike County
Hawley is in Pike County
Pike County(127) ► ADJACENT TO PIKE COUNTY Monroe County(124) ► Wayne County(92) ► Sussex County, New Jersey(96) ► Orange County, New York(563) ► Sullivan County, New York(162) ►
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Our community mourns the loss of those
who perished during the terrorist attacks
carried out on U. S. soil on
September 11, 2001.
We remember their sacrifice as well as
that of their families and friends—
from all walks of life . . . — — Map (db m121659) HM
Much had been written about the Delaware & Hudson Canal but unfortunately, that is not the case for this building, especially its early years.
According to Phineas Goodrich in his 1880 book, History of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, . . . — — Map (db m122239) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m122297) HM
The wooden stakes with white rope in front of you, show the size of a D & H Canal Co. boat after 1850, when they were eighty-nine feet long and fourteen and a half feet wide.
At the stern (back end) was a small cabin which was about twelve by . . . — — Map (db m122225) HM
It took nearly three years (spring of 1826 to fall of 1828) to build the Delaware & Hudson Canal primarily with German, Scotch, and Irish immigrant labor with the help of horses, hand tools and unpredictable black powder. Dynamite and matches . . . — — Map (db m122221) HM
Locks raise and lower canal boats where the elevation of the land changes. The 972 feet elevation difference between Honesdale, PA on the left side of the blue diagram below, and Kingston, NY on the right side, is drawn using 108 steps. Each . . . — — Map (db m122270) HM
From 1879 to 1964 this bell called the children to classes at the Hawley School. Restored bell and relocated belfry dedicated October 31, 1982. — — Map (db m164219) HM
Downtown Hawley's business section lies primarily along Main Avenue and the portion of Church Street from Main to the corner of Bishop Avenue.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company laid out the streets in this section in the 1840s and 1850s. The . . . — — Map (db m164177) HM
In the late 18th century, pioneers moving west through the woodlands of Northeastern Pennsylvania found a place where three streams converged. They settled here and built a sawmill, eventually rafting lumber down the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers . . . — — Map (db m89518) HM
