Union Canal
Inscription
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 Schuylkill at Reading.
Location
AddressBenj. Franklin Hwy. (US 422) at Ramona Rd., 1 mile W of Myerstown
CountyLebanon
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.368940, -76.334250
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