Exploring The Corridor

The Delaware and Lehigh National and State Heritage Corridor spans more than 150 miles across five Pennsylvania counties, linking people, places, and events that helped shape the nation. Canals and railroads from northeastern Pennsylvania’s prosperous coal age form its backbone, while trails, waterways, and historic sites connect stories of lumberjacks, coal miners, lock tenders, canalers, and railroaders. In its northern section, Luzerne County offers coal towns, diverse cities, and cultural and educational institutions, while Carbon County combines outdoor recreation with scenery and reminders of the coal and lumber industries, including museums and underground mines. The Lehigh Valley features rolling hills, rivers, farms, covered bridges, Victorian townhouses, Moravian heritage, and the history of the steel and cement industries. Farther south, Bucks County along the Delaware River Scenic Drive contains pastoral landscapes, places tied to the struggle for American independence, and a noted artists' community among Colonial farmsteads. Across the region, anthracite coal fueled America’s industrial revolution, immigrants endured hardship in search of prosperity and opportunity, and communities have worked to protect scenic vistas while preserving a distinctive American landscape and heritage.

Pennsylvania · United States