Delaware Canal
Inscription
Here are locks No. 8-11 of the 23 lift locks on this canal. New Hope also had one of the nine aqueducts, and the only toll station between Bristol and Easton. Coal was the largest item of shipping.
Location
AddressRiver Rd. (PA 32), 50 ft. N of PA 232 at New Hope
CityNew Hope
CountyBucks
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.358400, -74.949200
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