Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA
Summary
Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped, wooden and rock crib dam provided all the water needed to operate the canal's Section 7 which passes through Allentown and Bethlehem.
Survey number: HAER PA-89
Building/structure dates: 1829 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1829-1942 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
Heritage Conservation & Recreation Service
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
Yearby, Jean P, historian
Stott, Peter H, historian
Miller, Robert G, photographer
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
Allentown, 40.60645, -75.45419
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html