- Source: Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area
- National Heritage Area
- Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area
- Susquehanna National Heritage Area
- Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
- Path of Progress National Heritage Tour Route
- Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna Steel Company
- Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
- Bear Run
The Lackawanna heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Valley National and State heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Area is a state and federally designated National heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Area in northeastern Pennsylvania. It was initially established in 1991 as the first State heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Park in Pennsylvania, and was additionally designated a National heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Area in 2000. The designations recognize the area's heritage" target="_blank">heritage of industry, architecture, history and natural resources, and provide a framework for development and promotion of these features. The Lackawanna heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Valley National and State heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Area is managed by the Lackawanna heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Valley Authority, or LHVA.
The National heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Area comprises the Lackawanna River watershed as it descends through Carbondale and Scranton to its junction with the Susquehanna River at Pittston. The heritage" target="_blank">heritage area covers portions of Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne and Luzerne counties. The area is strongly identified with anthracite coal mining and the industries which depended on the coal, such as railroading, locomotive-building and rail-making.
Major components of the heritage" target="_blank">heritage area include Steamtown National Historic Site, the Pennsylvania Anthracite heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Museum and the Electric City Trolley Museum.
See also
List of mountain biking areas and trails in Pennsylvania
List of National heritage" target="_blank">Heritage Areas in the United States
References
External links
Official website