Unrrep States Nationa, Museum Butvetin 252 
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 
Tue Museum of History anp TECHNOLOGY: 
Paper 72 
ANTHRACITE IN THE LeHicH REGION 
or Pennsytvanta, 1820-45 
John N. Hoffman 
INTRODUCTION 92 
DISCOVERY OF COAL IN THE LEHIGH REGION 92 
LEHIGH NAVIGATION 94 
LEHIGH COMPANY COAL PROPERTIES 103 
INCORPORATION OF ADDITIONAL COMPANIES I10 
DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CANAL II4 
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS II5 
SUMMARY II7 
SUPPLEMENTAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 121 
APPENDIXES 122 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS 
Wasuincton, D.C. 
1968 
