Near Marietta in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Pennsylvania Canal
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 7, 2019
1. The Pennsylvania Canal Marker
Inscription.
The Pennsylvania Canal. . This section of the canal was built between 1830-1833. The canal was used to transport coal, Mules or horses pulled canal boats. The anthracite coal from northeast Pennsylvania was conveyed to the iron furnaces through the canal network, which also supported the local lumber mills, planing mills and taverns. The concrete pump house was used to supply the Musselman Furnace with water that water was needed to cool the stoves and the furnace and to supply water to the steam engines that supplied power for the skip hoist and the blower engines. The pump house was located on the river side of the canal bed and is still visible today.
This section of the canal was built between 1830-1833. The canal was used to transport coal, Mules or horses pulled canal boats. The anthracite coal from northeast Pennsylvania was conveyed to the iron furnaces through the canal network, which also supported the local lumber mills, planing mills and taverns. The concrete pump house was used to supply the Musselman Furnace with water that water was needed to cool the stoves and the furnace and to supply water to the steam engines that supplied power for the skip hoist and the blower engines. The pump house was located on the river side of the canal bed and is still visible today.
Erected by Rivertownes PA USA; Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority. (Marker Number 5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 40° 3.514′ N, 76° 32.115′ W. Marker is near Marietta, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from Robert K Mowrer Drive south of Furnace Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Donegal Pl, Marietta PA 17547, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 7, 2019
2. The Pennsylvania Canal Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
