Hidden SURPRISES Found at This Historic Location - Lehigh Canal Park

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks for joining me for another adventure. Hoped you enjoyed this look at the Lehigh Canal Park. Btw, did you catch the bloopers at the end?

[@EXTEZZEE]

The buildings were Pump houses by the locks. They had to raise and lower the water levels when opening and closing gates, could not happen without pump houses. Thank you for the video, I miss living in PA so much. And this storm (Hurricane) we just got in Florida is another reason to miss PA. Maybe God is telling me go back to the cold winters? I lived in the Chambersburg/Waynesboro area's of PA. Would of loved to meet you along my exploring PA, MD, Va, WV. Started exploring about 1980, to bad I did not have way to film it back then, Lol. Looking forward to the next video, Peace, Love, God Bless.

[@LOOTLESS1]

I sure did!

[@rj78productions88]

Ok, that was a really fun day. So many cool things to see along the way. Feeling the history as we went and the laughs along the way were much needed and the shots from the camera assistant turned out great. Thank you for letting me help you with that part and for showing me the cool stuff you found on your previous journey. I am definitely looking forward to that winter return trip.

[@JPVideos81]

Can only imagine what else we'll find in the winter. Can't wait to see your video!

[@coalcrackerchris]

Nice explore. @40:00, you can continue. My wife and I did a video at the Parryvile area where there is a bigger lock.The D&L trail takes you under 476 turnpike bridge which is huge!!

[@catherineengle4196]

That is so cool. So much history. Wouldn't it be awesome if the canal was able to take people on small excursions on the water. I am in awe with the history there. ✌

[@JPVideos81]

There's an active canal in NY that I hope to ride on next year.

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Jay, some neat history that I did take the time to read. Those cold storage area's were very cool, I found out the bigger 1 of the two was in fact a fruit cellar, I will post info and pic on your FB page. That was some awesome filming catching that Canadian Goose in flight, a great catch. Your photography and filming has come on in leaps and bounds since you started. Some great research and a great adventure with some cool bloopers lol. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤

[@georgetrains6168]

A beautiful place to explore J.P 😄🚲

[@JPVideos81]

Indeed!

[@barbara-pigeonbray4579]

That was a lot of fun ..( .and love the bloopers 🤣) I love history . It fascinates me that the cold cellars could have been built in the early 1800's .Beautiful area and so many interresting structures . like the overflow channel .. .Love it . Thank you to your "hoppity friend 🐸" and your camera man ..great job , RJ.👍 Another awesome video , Jay . You never disappoint !

[@JPVideos81]

💙💙😊😊

[@ericzolner4650]

I remember seeing the area with the steps going to the water many years ago. Back in the day when I never took pictures of anything.

[@troyhottenstein5242]

I used to work on that canal I helped put the sidewalks in back in 1994 plus did other projects along the canal it was one of my favorite jobs i worked for the Pennsylvania conservation corps

[@troyhottenstein5242]

Where you were feeding the ducks that is only about 10 years old

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks for the info and great work on the project

[@christine_penn]

The trail actually does continue through the cement plant and goes for a little farther. There is an amazing lock (size) down there you missed on the other side of the concrete plant. However, the park does end there at Parryville where the Pohopoco Creek meets the Lehigh. Love you covering places near where I live. It's an amazing area to explore with lots to see.

[@JPVideos81]

I'll have to check that one out in the future. Thanks for confirming that!

[@arlisssolano8288]

Love the canals ...😁

[@musclecarmitch908]

Awesome adventure JP! That old canal is wonderful! such beauty and history! and all the surrounding suprises were great! Awesome video! Thanks for bringing us along!

[@eileenmartinez1170]

Thank you !! So much history that we don’t know about. I loved to watch the fish.

[@garymessina1609]

Great adventure along Lehigh cannal great video thanks JP and RJ

[@mimig5357]

What a beautiful place to explore!! Love hearing about the history! Great, interesting video! Thank you for taking me along!!

[@gregdiamond6023]

Really beautiful and cool park. Coal country has some real treasures. Thanks for taking us with you J!

[@dr.leonardhofstadtersavage6413]

Love the video JP, so much beautiful scenery. I love the PA nature 👍👍👍👍

[@palyba1]

That was just awesome! You had everything in one video! History, beautiful location and weather, an assistant, the bloopers. Who could ask for more? Loved it Jay! Thank you for sharing this amazing video! 💙

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks Pam

[@joangravel2436]

Awesome place I enjoyed watching thanks

[@robertmanley7556]

This was a really cool video really liked it just shows there's history all around us !! Also those fish we're totally checking out your camera under the water !! And that Duck Landing was really cool !! Really cool pictures at the end also !! 👍👍 Great video as always !

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks Robert. Those fish definitely werent camera shy.

[@gaylebrodt676]

Really interesting history and the buildings again have such amazing construction. It’s unbelievable to think they were constructed long ago. The canal is so cool, there is so much to see! What a beautiful park to explore! It was so neat to see all the nature too, frogs, fish, and geese and can’t forget the crickets. RJ did an awesome job filming and the bloopers are so funny! 😂 Great video JP! Thank you!

[@adamtereska8734]

I really like these locations. It is so cool to see all of the locks, abandoned structures; oh the stories they can tell. The rope marks in the stone is insane. Great video as always, my brother.

[@JPVideos81]

It's nice to find those little hidden features like the rope burns. Pretty interesting stuff.

[@truckmann1762]

Love the outtakes! You need a gel seat. Those are comfy on long bike rides.

[@EdKrisiak]

Your in my back yard. Hope you hit Chantilly Ice-cream in Wiessport. They also have some cool penny Candy that is no longer a penny"L" If you went straight on the road, it would take you to the Lehigh canal Park which is across from Riverwalck restaurant. Thanks for the video:)

[@rj78productions88]

Will definitely have to check that out in the future. Thank you for the recommendation. And I did show him that the park was there with another lock. And oddly enough, Riverwalck is where him and I first met 3 years ago when I bought his old Panasonic Camera from him.

[@JPVideos81]

You had me at ice cream!

[@allenpedrick6502]

Thanks J for another amazing video!!!!!

[@asilversurfer4372]

Enjoyed the outing, it was nice to be out & about before summer disappears.

[@daverodriguez6732]

I know this place very well lots of memories there there is more to see for sure

[@halrichard7518]

Very interesting area and history. I am curious about the cold cellars/storage buildings. It is hard to tell from the video. Were they close enough to the canal to have been used in storing/holding freight being transported on the canal?

[@JPVideos81]

They were 50ft or less from the canal

[@tehchop8528]

In the winter time when the canals froze over they would harvest the ice out and save it in those cold storage cellers/ ice houses

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

great video 👍

[@LOOTLESS1]

I absolutely love the Lehigh Valley. I'd love to live there but probably can't afford to buy there. 😕

[@JPVideos81]

It's a beautiful area with several small towns.

[@carltonkeys6205]

Blame the high prices on the fake new yorkers that took over 😂

[@rikspector]

J and J, That's a really interesting area. It m would have been well maintained at one time because those signs must have described an historical area, but now everything is falling and decaying. There has to be archival information about the Cold storage and Spring. What do you think? Rik

[@bryandraughn9830]

On the Lehigh river just west of Whitehaven there's some old railroad bridges and stuff. Beautiful area!

[@JPVideos81]

I hope to explore more of the trails in that area.

[@Ateyoshmoes]

Hey jpvids have u been to Campbell's ledge? It's a pretty cool view I recommend it if u haven't done it yet

[@leonreed4252]

Amazing work those old timers did

[@daverodriguez6732]

you missed the lock after rockhill cement it ends at the lehigh river also has a nice bridge there across from riverwalck i grew up in parryville and seen giant carp there when the river is high but great video awsome seeing my hometown

[@JPVideos81]

I'll have to check that one next time. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@journeywithjay]

Always wondered what was in that hole. Weissport has some festivals through out the year and they have hay rides that go in both directions and I noticed that hole yrs ago on the hayride. I was just to lazy to walk back there lol

[@akbauer2525]

All bike seats are torture devices.

[@AlexPletcherPhoto]

21:40 the material came in after they built it, seems like a flood of dirt almost that flowed around it

[@Avotts]

at first i thought it may have been a lock tenders shack. but i would think it may have been a smoke house. the hams could hang and cure a long time. i suspect that the American canals and lockes operated similar to yje ones in England. There is a vast written history in many stories and movies about those.

[@AlexPletcherPhoto]

Nice

[@daverodriguez6732]

also when you reach parryville directly acrross the lehigh river was a furnace

[@richki.24]

are you doing anymore of those videos where you and your daughter try different kinds of food ?

[@daverodriguez6732]

@ 1655 those are old ice caves

[@troyhottenstein5242]

You can go farther there is another lock beyond the big bridge I go fishing down there

[@jim6632]

Love the channel but when are you going to explore abandoned buildings again?

[@ocsrc]

That was a furnace of some sort with a chimney

[@CheapestGamer]

JP cracks corn?

[@debraroberts1496]

😂😂😂❤️🌻

[@davidhibbs6989]

I always wonder why no one ever closes those open shafts up.. would hate for some kid to fall in!!! May never be found again..

[@holly-jothompson3717]

I was gonna suggest that maybe the bridge to nowhere waz made so that maintenance or repairs could be made if needed or even so they could construct the rail bridge supports etc Im no expert but i do know that premix concrete delivery pouring trucks arent 4wheel drive and arent yer averafge half ton pickup And would need a easy way to deliver unload and then exit site or just heavy duty trucks able to haul the gravel sand masonry lye etc materials to make concrete onsite would need easy in and out access same with any heavy equipment if repairs or scheduled msintence was required Rail bridges and the area surrounding them are federal property so that bridge might just of been made due to the heavy equipment that would need access to what would be construction site originallly And cost of creating the lower bridge would be figured into rwil bridge contruction estimate as required cost due to its lication etc etc

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks for sharing your insight

[@ej1797]

Asa Packer created the locks

[@hiworldstephensonultranate290]

busy now will resume my viewing send Again Sla'inte Sl'an