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White Haven

Luzerne County · dedicated 1985 · Berwick St. (PA 940) & Main St., at bank, W of bridge, White Haven

Named for Josiah White (1781-1850) whose Lehigh Navigation system was vital to coal and lumber transport. This was the northern limit, 1837-1862, of the two-way navigation from Easton. Here it met White''s 20-mile railroad to Wilkes-Barre with its inclined "Ashley Planes."

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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