The 250 Year History Behind Fishing in Easton

This artwork is intended to everyone, especially to those who appreciate the long history behind the City of Easton, and those who are fond of fishing. The document being read in this piece is from 1769, and is a Proclamation made by John Penn, the Governor of Pennsylvania at the time to preserve the fish population. I never realized how much history is behind the fish preservation, especially in the Lehigh and the Delaware River. Thus I wanted this piece to make it a reminder that the fish we catch in these rivers are made possible by the people who worked on preserving the fish population even before the United States became a country.

 

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