When severe flooding in the mid-1800s destroyed the Upper Lehigh Canal system, it was replaced with the new technology of railroads. Remains of locks, dams and towpath are still evident in the Lehigh River Gorge.Loggers continued to clearcut the huge white pine and hemlock trees for lumber and for the bark, which was used to tan hides. In the 1860s, the second largest tannery in the United States sat on the banks of the Lehigh River at the small town of Lehigh Tannery.
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Village of Lehigh Tannery
Lehigh Gorge State Park
White Haven, PA 18661
