Union Canal
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Mocadeki
N 40° 12.012 W 076° 43.023
18T E 353858 N 4451391
This canal was operated from 1828-1884..
Waymark Code: WM73H
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2006
Views: 25
This canal was operated from 1828-1884. It connected the Susquehanna at Middletown with the Schuylkill at Reading, following the Swatara and Tulpehocken Creeks. Much coal and iron ore were transported. Course of canal was just west of old mill race.
Marker Name: Union Canal
County: Dauphin
Date Dedicated: 01/04/1950
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 230 E of Middletown at Swatara Creek, Middletown
Category: Transportation, Canals, Navigation
Website: Not listed
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