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38-791: The Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal , more commonly called the Delaware Canal , runs for 60 miles (97 km) parallel to the right bank of the Delaware River from the entry locks near the mouth of the Lehigh River and terminal end of the Lehigh Canal at Easton south to Bristol . At Easton, which today is the home of The National Canal Museum , the Delaware Canal also connected with

76-527: A channel dug parallel to the Delaware River from Easton to Bristol, Pennsylvania ; its line of travel is generally within sight of the river. Originally 60 miles (96.6 km) in length, the canal is approximately 60 feet (18.3 m) wide with a depth of about 3 feet (0.9 m). After the original construction failed in 1830, it had to be re-engineered by Josiah White of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company , who had offered to engineer and build

114-500: A collection of self-reinforcing internal improvements to commercial transportation capabilities. The Delaware Canal, like the Lehigh Canal, was primarily meant to carry anthracite coal and other bulk goods such as gravel and limestone , cement , and lumber from Northeastern Pennsylvania to Philadelphia. In reverse flow, the two canals carried manufactured goods, iron products and (a few decades later) steel products to

152-467: A household in the borough was $ 35,902, and the median income for a family was $ 41,855. Males had a median income of $ 30,417 versus $ 19,291 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 16,820. About 2.0% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2020 census, there were 3,336 people, 1,626 housing units, and 1,215 families. The racial makeup

190-414: A nominal fee. In 1933, a private group called The Delaware Valley Protective Association (DVPA) was founded to protect the canal as a historic asset. The DVPA persuaded the state to resume maintenance of the canal in 1940, when its towpath became Theodore Roosevelt State Park. The berms were restored and the canal was refilled with water. Through the 1940s and 1950s, the canal was left mostly untouched. In

228-590: A section of the towpath collapsed and 23 miles (37 km) of the canal lost water. Through funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency , the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PA DCNR) currently is refurbishing the washed out sections of the canal. As of October 2009, according to Delaware Canal State Park manager Rick Dalton, 75 percent of the towpath had been restored and

266-560: A total one-way ride length of 4.5 miles (7.2 km). Tourist rides were also offered, however, they stopped in the vicinity of the Rabbit Run bridge, which carries PA 32 over the canal, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Lock #11. These rides were offered from approximately 1954 to 2006. Each boat could transport between 55 and 80 passengers and were pulled by two mules. Four boats, the Americana (painted red, white & blue),

304-509: Is 830 feet (250 m) above sea level. It has a warm-summer humid continental climate ( Dfb ) and its monthly average temperatures range from 26.5 °F (−3.1 °C) in January to 71.1 °F (21.7 °C) in July. The hardiness zone is 6a. Nesquehoning can be roughly divided into four neighborhoods: Nesquehoning Village - This neighborhood is located in the southeastern section of

342-773: Is in the process of building a passenger rail station that is expected to open in the spring of 2024 as well as shop facilities for locomotives and rail cars. The residents of Nesquehoning are served by the Panther Valley School District . Some residents of Nesquehoning are served by Our Lady of the Angels elementary school (grades K-8) and Marian Catholic High School (grades 9-12), located near Tamaqua, Pennsylvania . As of 2020, there were 29.15 miles (46.91 km) of public roads in Nesquehoning, of which 14.50 miles (23.34 km) were maintained by

380-495: Is located at 40°52′5″N 75°49′27″W  /  40.86806°N 75.82417°W  / 40.86806; -75.82417 (40.868178, -75.824176). According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 21.6 square miles (56 km ), of which, 21.2 square miles (55 km ) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km ) (1.90%) is water. Nesquehoning is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Jim Thorpe and 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Lansford. Nesquehoning's elevation

418-410: Is the historical Old Hauto Village area, which is located in the west along PA State Route 54. The other housing cluster is a subdivision development located in the easterly part of the neighborhood between PA Route 54 and Park Avenue. It was developed beginning in the late 1960s and is known locally as Hauto Valley Estates. Lake Hauto - This neighborhood is a lakeside resort type community situated on

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456-796: The Independence , the Liberty , and the Spirit of New Hope were used from the inauguration of the tourist ride until the 1997 season, when they were replaced by two new boats, the Molly Pitcher and the Myfanwy Jenkins (pronounced "Mivanway"). Since 1997, operation of the barges have been under regulations by the U.S. Coast Guard (for example, steersmen are required to obtain a Master Mariner's license ) and, if reopened, would face regulations imposed in 2009 on its sister operation on

494-646: The Lehigh Canal in Easton, PA by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for crew members in "sensitive shipboard and dockside locations". Right bank Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 549266786 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:37:28 GMT Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania Nesquehoning

532-524: The Morris Canal built to carry anthracite coal to energy-starved New Jersey industries. Later, with a crossing-lock constructed at New Hope , the New Hope 'outlet lock' (1847) connected by Cable Ferry to enter at Lambertville, New Jersey , where it connected to a feeder navigation and canal that began at Bull's Island opposite Lumberville ; which then ran over 22 miles (35 km) south along

570-547: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 14.65 miles (23.58 km) were maintained by the borough. U.S. Route 209 is the most prominent highway serving Nesquehoning. It follows Market Street and Catawissa Street along a southwest-northeast alignment through the southern and eastern parts of the borough. Pennsylvania Route 54 begins at US 209 and follows Stock Street southwestward. Pennsylvania Route 93 also begins at US 209, following Hunter Street northwestward. Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad

608-663: The Borough with the Nesquehoning Creek serving as its northern border. More than half of the borough's residents live in this neighborhood. New Columbus - This neighborhood includes the area north of the Nesquehoning Creek, opposite Nesquehoning Village. The second largest neighborhood in terms of the number of people next to the Nesquehoning neighborhood, development of the New Columbus neighborhood

646-596: The Canal. In 1974, the Canal was placed on the National Register of Historic Places . In 1976, it was designated a National Historic Landmark , helping to guarantee its preservation. The towpath itself was named an official National Recreation Trail. In 1988, the U.S. government created the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor , covering a 165-mile north-south swath of eastern Pennsylvania that includes

684-565: The Delaware Canal for a break in fees in 1824. The state sold the canal to the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company in 1858. The Delaware Canal took over the easy part of the journey for the coal barges transiting down the rapids strewn path of the Lehigh Valley from Mauch Chunk and the heights of Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania and the huge coal fields that connected beyond them. Millions of tons of coal traveled from Wilkes-Barre down

722-555: The Delaware Canal. In 1989, Theodore Roosevelt State Park was renamed Delaware Canal State Park . However, public funding for the canal often has been inadequate and, as in other parts of the country, private non-profit groups have been created to fill the void. In 1983, Bucks County resident Betty Orlemann organized the Friends of the Delaware Canal (FODC), now the canal's largest fund-raising and volunteer group. (The DVPA no longer exists). Under long-time executive director Susan Taylor,

760-541: The FODC also functions as a watchdog group, ensuring goals are met to make the towpath trail walkable over its entire length and to eventually get the canal fully watered from Easton to Bristol. Portions of the Delaware Canal towpath were washed away or damaged during successive floods in 2004, 2005 and 2006. A number of sections of the towpath were closed and impassable, including a long stretch north of Washington Crossing and sections south of Riegelsville . In February 2008,

798-547: The Green Acres Industrial Park. The power plant consists of approximately 40,000 solar panels, and produces enough energy to power about 1,500 homes. The solar energy plant was doubled in size several years later, with the second phase commencing operation in January 2020. Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad bought the part of the KME campus on the north side of Pennsylvania Route 54 in 2022 and

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836-456: The Lehigh Valley transportation infrastructure, then finished the journey on the Delaware Canal's barges. But competition from the railroad led to a decline in barge traffic. By the 1920s, anthracite coal was waning as a source of fuel. The last commercial through traffic traveled the canal in October 1931 and the bankrupt Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company sold the canal back to the state for

874-835: The Lehigh corridor was taken up increasingly by railroads, the canals stayed in operation until the Great Depression in the early 1930s. According to the National Park Service , it was the "longest-lived canal in the country". The Pennsylvania Canal system was spurred by the early success of the Erie Canal in New York State , which had opened in 1825. Construction on the Delaware Canal started in 1829, accomplished entirely with hand tools using primarily imported labor from Ireland . The canal runs down

912-606: The New Jersey bank of the Delaware River through Trenton to Bordentown , the west end of the Delaware and Raritan Canal (1834) to New York City via New Brunswick . The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania built the Delaware Canal to feed anthracite coal to energy-hungry Philadelphia as part of its transportation infrastructure building plan known as the Main Line of Public Works , a legislative initiative creating

950-540: The borough was 96.7% White , 1.2% African American , 0.24% Native American , 0.06% Asian , 0.95% from other races , and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 1,440 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who

988-495: The early 1960s, however, Pennsylvania officials explored plans to pave over the canal and create a road for cars. Local residents fought for the canal's protection. In 1964, Bucks County historian and DVPA member Willis M. Rivinus wrote the first Guide to the Delaware Canal to call attention to the canal's value. Through the 1960s and 1970s, the DVPA and other influential citizens sought to secure federal landmark status to protect

1026-415: The factory in town, leaving approximately 400 out of work. ConEdison Development has built one of the state's largest solar energy plants in Nesquehoning. Green Energy Capital Partners, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, developed the initial phase of the project before turning it over to ConEdison. The 10 megawatt photovoltaic solar energy plant was completed in 2012 and covers approximately 90 acres near

1064-426: The northeastern cities. The Delaware and Lehigh Canals also connected from Easton by ferry services across the Delaware River to New Jersey and the Delaware and Raritan Canal , connecting industrial loads to New York City. First opened in 1832, the Delaware Canal still has most of its original locks, aqueducts, and overflows. Although the two canals reached their peak shipping in 1855, after which coal transport down

1102-593: The northern side of Lake Hauto. Lake Hauto is a private community. Although often thought of as being in Nesquehoning, the majority of the Lake Hauto community is actually located in neighboring Rush Township, Schuylkill County . As of the census of 2010, there were 3,349 people, 1,440 households, and 864 families residing in the borough. The population density was 155.04 inhabitants per square mile (59.86/km ). There were 1,701 housing units at an average density of 78.75 per square mile (30.41/km ). The racial makeup of

1140-422: The population were in poverty, with 20.6% of people under 18, 10.8% between 18 and 64, and 19.3% of people over 65 were in poverty. Lake Hauto was built for a power plant. The dam was built to cool off the generators but by the 1970s the power plant was not efficient, so as a result the plant closed down in mid 1977.Today Lake Hauto is a private lake community. Nesquehoning is the former home of KME Corp, which

1178-457: The river, engineers devised a system whereby two cables of unequal length attached to wheels on a spanning cable across the river would hold a boat at a diagonal to the current, thereby acting as a sail , pushing the boat across. Mule-drawn barges, operated by private concessionaires, provided rides for chartered private parties running from a landing at Lock #11 at New Hope north to a point about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) above Centre Bridge , for

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1216-425: Was 38.0 years old. 20.0% of the population were older than 65, with 12.9% between the ages of 65 to 74, 5.7% between the ages of 75 to 84 years old, and 1.4% were 85 or older. 19.4% of under 18 years old, with 2.3% under 5, 12.6% between 5 and 14, and 4.5% between 15 and 17. The median household income was $ 45,450, with families having $ 68,000, married couples having $ 72,287, and non-families having $ 25,089. 14.5% of

1254-467: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89. In the borough the population was spread over all age groups, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. The median income for

1292-429: Was 91.0% White (3,038 people), 2.3% African American (79), 0.1% Native American (6), 0.3% Asian (13), 2.3% some other race (79), and 3.6% from two or more races . Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.8% (162). The ancestry was 38.0% German , 20.8% Irish , 17.4% Italian , 5.2% English , 5.0% Dutch , 4.2% Polish , 4.1% Slovak , 2.6% Ukrainian , 2.2% Hungarian , and 1.5% Russian . The median age

1330-517: Was a result of relocating the Little Italy section of Nesquehoning. Old Hauto - This neighborhood is in the southwestern section of the borough, at the base of Nesquehoning Mountain to the south. It is bordered by the Nesquehoning Creek and the former Nesquehoning Valley Railroad (now owned by the County of Carbon) on the north. There are two hamlets or housing clusters in this neighborhood. One

1368-547: Was established as a result of the anthracite coal mining industry. It was incorporated as a borough in 1963 (effective in 1964), having previously been a part of Mauch Chunk Township west of the Lehigh River. The borough's name is of Native American origin, commonly believed to signify "narrow valley;" however native language scholars translate the name as "at the black lick" or "at the dirty lick," referring to mineral licks frequented by deer or other animals. Nesquehoning

1406-481: Was expected to be fully walkable by summer 2010. At New Hope , engineers connected an undershot water wheel to another wheel with buckets, which lifted water from the Delaware River up into the canal using only the force of the river current. A few hundred yards above, there was an outlet lock to the Delaware River, and on the other side of the river a lock to the Delaware and Raritan canal. To enable boats to cross

1444-465: Was the largest employer in the borough for many decades until operations ceased in early 2022. The company, a division of REV Group , manufactures custom-built fire fighting vehicles for a variety of markets worldwide, and other specialty heavy-duty vehicles, including aircraft refuelers. At its peak, the company employed approximately 1,000 people in Nesquehoning, providing many jobs for the area. REV Group announced in late 2021 that they will be closing

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