Union Canal
Inscription
At Union Deposit, five miles south, can be seen remains of this Canal. It connected the Susquehanna at Middletown with the Schuylkill at Reading. Suggested by William Penn, it was surveyed, 1762. Completed, 1828. Abandoned in 1885.
Location
AddressUS 22/Allentown Blvd. at PA 39/Hershey Rd. (N side of rd.), 9.3 miles NE of Harrisburg
CitySkyline View
CountyDauphin
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.338800, -76.712800
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