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Wayne County Historical Society
History museum
About
The Wayne County Historical Society's main museum is on Main Street in Honesdale, in a building from 1860 that was the headquarters of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. Its centerpiece is a full-size replica of the Stourbridge Lion, the first locomotive to run on commercial track in the United States, shown with an exhibit on the D&H Canal.
Other permanent exhibits cover Native American history of the upper Delaware Valley and Wayne County glass, and there is a Children's History Lab with hands-on stations and a child-friendly kitchen and garden.
History
The D&H Gravity Railroad carried anthracite coal to Honesdale, where it met the D&H Canal directly behind the museum building. The canal then carried the coal to Rondout, New York, on the Hudson River.
When to go
From May through December the museum is open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. From January through April it is open Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Good to know
The museum has handicapped parking and an accessible front entrance. Exhibits are on ramp walkways, and an elevator reaches the second floor.
Price
- Adults$5
- Age 18 and underFree
Prices checked November 2026 on the website of the Wayne County Historical Society. They can change, so check before you go.
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