HONESDALE, PA — A book containing 200 vintage images of Honesdale, many of which have never before been published, will be released on July 20. The book was written by Wayne County resident Kim Erickson and the pictures come from the Wayne County Historical Society, which receive all the author royalties from the work.

As most local folks know, Honesdale was the site of the first steam engine to run on tracks in the U.S., and the book includes many pictures showing gravity railroad cars being loaded with coal. It also shows the boats that plied the Delaware and Hudson Canal being used to haul coal.

A chapter in the book titled “People of Interest” features pictures of people such as Philip Hone, who served as the first president of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company and who was also the mayor of New York City in 1826 and 1827.

The last chapter is called “Floods, Ice and Snow Disasters,” and has memorable pictures of some of the weather-related nightmares that have visited the borough.

The book, called “Honesdale,” is from Arcadia Publishing, and will be available at local retailers, online bookstores or through Arcadia Publishing and the History Press at www.arcadiapublish ing.com or 888/313-2665.