The "Switzerland of America": Lehigh Valley Railroad

Name: The "Switzerland of America": Lehigh Valley Railroad
Author: Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company

by Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2015-08-03

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Lehigh River Valley (Pa.) -- Pictorial works F106

About the author

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company

A pioneering American company, it helped turn anthracite coal into a major fuel source and played a big role in the early industrial growth of Pennsylvania. Its story blends engineering ambition, river transport, canals, railroads, and the rise of company towns.

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