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Hazard, Erskine, 1789-1865

Existence: 1789 - 1865
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1789 - 1865

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Watson engineering notebooks

 Collection
Accession: 0171
Abstract:

John Watson (1774-1864), a Quaker, worked as a land surveyor in Pennsylvania during the early nineteenth century. The collection consists of five volumes relating to the construction of the Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal.

Dates: 1830-1832

Lehigh Coal Mine Company records

 Collection
Accession: 0131
Abstract:

Lehigh Coal Mine Company was an unincorporated joint-stock company, established in 1792, with the intention of developing a deposit of anthracite coal discovered by Jacob Weiss (1750-1839) and others at what is now Summit Hill in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The collection consists of documents relating to land ownership and governance of Lehigh Coal Mine Company.

Dates: 1792-1829

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Subject
Anthracite coal industry 1
Canals 1
Coal mines and mining 1
Delaware Canal (Pa.) 1
Field notes 1