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The Delaware Canal runs for 60 miles (100 km) from Easton, Pennsylvania south to Bristol, Pennsylvania. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it was a major means for shipping coal and other goods via mule barge to cities such as New York and Philadelphia. Although no longer used for shipping purposes, the canal is still fully intact with all its locks and lock tender houses and is now a National Heritage Hiking Trail. It parallels the Delaware and Raritan Canal, which is located on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River.

Walking along the trail, one can take a trip back through history as many of the old homes along its banks are still standing. The path also goes through Washington Crossing and now is the only means by which one can visit the soldier graves in yesterday’s photo. In the foreground of the photo is a spillway that was built to handle any flooding that may occur from Pidcock Creek, which runs perpendicular to the canal. It was the flooding of this creek which destroyed the bridge that had made the memorial gravesites accessible by automobile.

Tech: Cropped from original, contrast mask, reds slightly saturated.