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Movin' Energy

Movin' Energy: The History of the Delaware and Hudson Canal 1828-1898 exhibit is housed in the 1993 addition. The Stourbridge Lion full-size replica is the centerpiece of this award-winning exhibit. On August 8, 1829, The Stourbridge Lion was the first locomotive to turn wheel on commercial track in the United States. The D&H passenger gravity car, the Eclipse, with its hand-stencilled ceiling and beautiful carved wood interior, and a paymaster's buggy, share the floor space with The Stourbridge Lion.

 

Movin Energy

Movin Energy

Movin Energy

 

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Permanent Exhibits
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Children's History Lab
The History Lab is a fun and informative way for families to learn about Wayne county History. Kids…
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Faces in Clay
The Faces in Clay exhibit originally opened in 1995 in the lower level of the 810 Main Street,…
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Movin' Energy
Movin' Energy: The History of the Delaware and Hudson Canal 1828-1898 exhibit is housed in the 1993…
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The Stourbridge Lion
In 1827 the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company began to investigate the use of the steam engine for…
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Wayne County's Glass
The society's entire glass collection is again on exhibit after five years in storage and pieces on…
Past Exhibits
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A Walk Through Historic Wayne County
A Walk through Wayne County
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Boy Scout Troop 1 Honesdale
Boy Scout Troop 1 Honesdale
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Here Comes the Bride
Here Comes the Bride is an exhibit of eleven wedding gowns and related items dating from the 1850’s…
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Mapping Honesdale
Thirteen maps of Honesdale, Pennsylvania dating from 1776
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Stitches in Time
Stitches in Time
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The Artistic Vision of Howard Becker
The Artistic Vision of Howard Becker
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The History of Firefighting in Wayne County
The History of Firefighting in Wayne County
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The Wayne County Experience
The Wayne County Experience
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The World War II Collection of Edgar Robert Pohle
Edgar Pohle, the son of a well-known Honesdale merchant, was born on his mother's birthday, May 7,…
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Weston Stoneware
Weston Stoneware is a small temporary but interesting exhibit containing nineteen beautiful pieces…
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Working With Wood: Then & Now
Beginning in 1851, Robert Lovelass started making the organ entirely by hand with the exception of…
News and Events
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Bethel School Open House June 12, 2022
Jun 12, 2022, 1:00 PM
All Bethel School Open Houses are from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m on Sunday, June 12, 2022, Sunday, July 10,…
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Bethel School Open House July 10, 2022
Jun 12, 2022, 1:00 PM
All Bethel School Open Houses are from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m on Sunday, June 12, 2022, Sunday, July 10,…
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Bethel School Open House August 14, 2022
Jun 12, 2022, 1:00 PM
All Bethel School Open Houses are from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m on Sunday, June 12, 2022, Sunday, July 10,…

About us   

Welcome to the Wayne County Historical Society, home of the full-size replica of the Stourbridge Lion, the first locomotive to run on commercial track in the United States.

Our main museum and museum shop are housed in a building built in 1860 as headquarters of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company....click here for more information.

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Calendar
Calendar of Events at Wayne County Historical Society
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News the Wayne County Historical Society

Historic Sites

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The Country Schoolhouse Gift Shop
Steene - Canaan Township The little one-room school on Route 6 between…
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Galilee United Methodist Church
Galilee The Galilee Methodist congregation was organized by Joseph Sutliff…

Research Library

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Genealogy in Wayne County
Genealogical records WCHS Research Library at 810 Main Street, Honesdale…
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Historic Topics
Research materials at the WCHS Research Library, your best source for the…

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