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Archive

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2025 Historic Preservation Award Nominations
The nominations for Historic Preservation Awards are currently open until…
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Spring Guided Canal Park Tour
Join us for an immersive guided tour through the historic D&H Canal Park at…
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Fall Guided Canal Park Tour
Join us for an immersive guided tour through the historic D&H Canal Park at…
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Spring Wonderland Pop Up Shop
Grab your besties and make your way to downtown Honesdale for Girls Night…
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Annual Dinner 2025
Carol Ann MacMaster of Equinunk will be honored with the 2025 Richard L…
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Winter Solstice Celebration
Join us on Sunday, December 21st at 5:00 PM at D&H Canal Park, Lock 31 (179…
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Old Stone Jail Open House
Discover the fascinating history of Wayne County at the Old Stone Jail Open…
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Bethel School Open House
Bethel School, a historic one-room school located on Bethel School Road in…
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Community Yard Sale
Join in the Hawley Community Yard Sale with a stop at the D&H Canal Park at…
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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
News the Wayne County Historical Society

Historic Sites

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Major Elisha P. Strong House
Starrucca Borough Elisha P.Strong was born in 1818. He joined the militia…
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John McIntosh House
1630 Beech Grove Road, Texas Township The first recorded deed to this…

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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