PA Canal Sites
National Canal Museum
2750 Hugh Moore Park Rd, Easton, PA 18042. Easton is located at the eastern end of the Lehigh Canal, the northern end of the Delaware Canal, and directly across the Delaware River from the western end of the Morris Canal in Phillipsburg, NJ. The Museum contains an excellent overview of the canal era with permanent and changing exhibits. Open year round. Admission charged. Call for times and schedule. (610-515-8000).
Hugh Moore Park
Six miles of restored Lehigh Canal with locks from Delaware River west through Easton. The Lehigh Canal between Jim Thorpe and Easton was 46 miles in length, had 47 lift locks, and was in use from 1829 to 1934. Park has excellent picnic area, towpath trail, Locktender's House at Guard Lock #8, restored to about 1890. Mule-drawn Canal Boat Rides in park May through September. Fee charged. Call for times and schedule. (610-515-8000).