Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company

The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company (LCAN) (1988–2010) was a modern-day anthracite coal mining company headquartered in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. It acquired many properties and relaunched the Lehigh Coal Companies brand in 1988. The LCAN ran strip mining operations in the Panther Creek Valley east of Lansford, Pennsylvania along U.S. Route 209 with vast properties dominating the coal areas of Tamaqua, Coaldale, and Lansford.

LCAN properties were largely Panther Creek Valley-based real estate assets that were acquired from Lehigh Coal Mine Company and Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, which built the Lehigh Canal and the first American blast furnaces, both which spearheaded the American industrial revolution.

The new company was incorporated in 1988, acquiring LC&N assets after bankruptcy proceedings. Provided by Wikipedia