D & H Canal Scavenger Hunt

by: Mr. Myers

Damascus School - 4th Grade

Directions: Prepare to head back in time to the D & H Canal. Click on the sites above the questions to go search for an answer. Good luck and good hunting!

D & H Canal Historical Society: http://www.canalmuseum.org/history.htm

National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/upde/historyculture/dhcanal.htm

1. What was the D & H Canal?

2. When was the D & H Canal constructed?

3. How many miles long was the canal?

4. How many locks were part of the canal?

5. What was canal transporting to the markets along the Hudson River?

6. Who owned the northeastern Pennsylvania coal fields?

7. Who designed the “gravity railroad?”

8. What was America’s first steam locomotive? Was it a success?

9. How fast were the canal boats moving?

10. How long did it take to make a round trip on the canal?

11. What was the main reason the canal was put out of business?

12. What do the letters D & H represent?