Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company is an anthracite coal mining company in Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. It formerly operated a canal, the Lehigh Navigation System, and owned a railroad, the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad (later leased to the Central Railroad of New Jersey), which was claimed to be the second railroad in the United States..[They also build the Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill Switchback Railroadto move coal

It was founded by Josiah White (1780-1850) and Erskine Hazard (1790-1865).

The company, like other Pennsylvania mining companies, has been criticized for polluting the environment.

In 2004, the company was forced into bankruptcy by some of its creditors, and some of its land was at risk of being sold for back taxes.

In 2006, a new management team took over.

References

• "S.D. WARRINER, 75, COAL LEADER, DEAD; President of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., 1912-37, Often Clashed With Lewis". The New York Times. , pp. 13. Retrieved on 2008-09-19.

External links

• Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Official site.
• http://www.canals.org/educators/curriculum/The_Lehigh_Coal_and_Navigation_Company More Info