The official media channel of the Borough of Honesdale including council meetings and other public business before the municipal government.Honesdale, originally known as “Dyberry Forks,” was the terminus of the D&H Canal which ran 108 miles to Rondout, NY. It was used to carry coal from the coal fields to the market in New York City. It was laid out as a village in 1826 when the D&H Canal was created. Honesdale was named for Philip Hone, the first president of the D&H Canal Company and former Mayor of New York City. It was incorporated as a borough on January 28, 1831.
