Pennsylvania Canal
N 40° 37.623 W 075° 11.463
18T E 483842 N 4497374
One of two canal markers on Rt. 611, south of Raubsville, PA.
Waymark Code: WM2RJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2005
Views: 16
A system of State-built public works to connect Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Lake Erie. The Delaware Division, Bristol-Easton, begun 1827; operated by the State 1831-58, and by private owners to 1931. A State Park since 1940.
Marker Name: Pennsylvania Canal
County: Northampton
Date Dedicated: 04/12/1949
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 611 S of Raubsville
Category: Transportation, Canals, Navigation
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