10 East Church St, Room A-208, Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Phone: 610-861-9345
Fax: 610-861-9347
Open All Year
Overview. The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor was designated to commemorate the role that two Pennsylvania canals and the railroads associated with them played in the progress of the Industrial Revolution. The corridor, located in eastern Pennsylvania, stretches for 150 miles from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol. The Delaware and the Lehigh canals served as the main arteries for transportation of coal from fields in eastern Pennsylvania. Boats and trains transported the precious cargo throughout the region, and this new accessibility to fuel helped change the 19th-century American landscape from a rural agricultural economy to an industrial giant.What to see and do. The Corridor is site of numerous festivals, recreational offerings, landmarks, parks, and trails. Altogether, the region contained in the corridor holds over 100 significant historic sites, segments of six national trails, and 14 National Historic Landmarks as well as shopping districts, amusement parks, state parks, and scenic rivers. Your best bet to find out about recreational opportunities, special events, and specific points of interest within the National Heritage Corridor is to call the Corridor Commission, located in Bethlehem, PA, at 610-861-9345.
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