Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware Canal (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Delaware & Lehigh Canal National Heritage Corridor and State Heritage Park
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware Canal (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Establishment of National Heritage Areas
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public LandsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Federal Register
Author: Member Policy Initiatives and Requests for Highway and Transit in the ISTEA Reauthorization
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
Book Description
The Lehigh Valley: A Natural and Environmental History
Author: Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271043531
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Comprising approximately 730 square miles and over half a million residents, the Lehigh Valley is the third largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania, encompassing the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton. Much is known about the industrial history of the valley (home to Bethlehem Steel, Mack Trucks, and Crayola crayons). But few have discovered the valley's natural history: the "endless" Blue Mountain, the spectacular raptor migrations, the wetlands and watercourses. The Lehigh Valley explores the land and the natural forces and human history that have altered it. From boulder fields to water gaps, from sinkholes to limestone caves, the valley has long had a powerful influence on the lives of its residents--and the people have had a similarly powerful effect on the valley; the text features brief profiles of some of the people who have shaped the environmental history of the area. The authors also include directions to historical and natural sites, and the book's illustrations aid visitors and naturalists in identifying the region's abundance of flora and fauna. The Lehigh Valley is a unique combination of narrative natural history, identification handbook, and travel and hiking guide. Mountain laurel, red-tailed hawks, dusky salamanders: The Lehigh Valley not only shows us what resides in this beautiful and bountiful valley, but also explains why. This illustrated guide surveys the valley's ecology, geology, history, and agriculture--and is complemented by maps and drawings of the area's plant and animal life. The Lehigh Valley will appeal to area residents, amateur naturalists, and Pennsylvania visitors with an interest in natural history.
Route 33 Extension, Route 22 Interchange to Route 78 Interchange, Northampton County
Author: Laws Relating to the National Park Service
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers; Coastal Heritage Trail in New Jersey; Delaware and Lehigh Canal; El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro; and Trail Center in Casper, Wyoming
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and RecreationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Folklife Center News
Author: The Face of Decline
Author: Thomas L. DublinPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501707299
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania once prospered. Today, very little mining or industry remains, although residents have made valiant efforts to restore the fabric of their communities. In The Face of Decline, the noted historians Thomas Dublin and Walter Licht offer a sweeping history of this area over the course of the twentieth century. Combining business, labor, social, political, and environmental history, Dublin and Licht delve into coal communities to explore grassroots ethnic life and labor activism, economic revitalization, and the varied impact of economic decline across generations of mining families. The Face of Decline also features the responses to economic crisis of organized capital and labor, local business elites, redevelopment agencies, and state and federal governments. Dublin and Licht draw on a remarkable range of sources: oral histories and survey questionnaires; documentary photographs; the records of coal companies, local governments, and industrial development corporations; federal censuses; and community newspapers. The authors examine the impact of enduring economic decline across a wide region but focus especially on a small group of mining communities in the region's Panther Valley, from Jim Thorpe through Lansford to Tamaqua. The authors also place the anthracite region within a broader conceptual framework, comparing anthracite's decline to parallel developments in European coal basins and Appalachia and to deindustrialization in the United States more generally.