Blue plaque № 28827

Blue plaque № 28827

Union Canal. 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.

E Main St. / E Harrisburg Pk. (PA 230) between RR tracks & Swatara Creek, Middletown, PA

by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Colour: blue

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