Union Canal - Myerstown, PA
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Markerman62
N 40° 22.130 W 076° 20.055
18T E 386722 N 4469549
Located on US 422 at Ramona Road
Waymark Code: WM14QAA
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2021
Views: 2
This canal was in use from 1828-1884. About .3 mile south, at the Tulpehocken, are remains of one of the locks by which boats descended from the summit level north of Lebanon to the Schulkill at Reading.
Marker Name: Union Canal
County: Lebanon
Date Dedicated: 01/06/1950
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: US 422 at Ramona Rd., 1 mile west of Myerstown
Category: Canals, Navigation, Transportation
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