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Lower Windsor Township in Long Level in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal

 
 
Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Pfingsten, March 1, 2008
1. Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal Marker
Inscription. Chartered by Pennsylvania, 1835; run by the canal company, 1840-1872, and the Reading Railroad till 1894. Followed the river for 45 miles below Columbia.
 
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRailroads & StreetcarsWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
 
Location. 39° 57.954′ N, 76° 29.408′ W. Marker is in Long Level, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in Lower Windsor Township. Marker is on Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624) 0.3 miles south of Calvary Church Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wrightsville PA 17368, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Susquehanna Canal (here, next to this marker); Cresap's Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Dritt Mansion: A Home at the Center of History (approx. 0.9 miles away); Native Lands Trailhead (approx. 0.9 miles away); The John & Kathryn Zimmerman Center for Heritage (approx. 0.9 miles
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away); Latrobe's Survey of the Susquehanna (approx. 0.9 miles away); Captain Thomas Cresap (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gateway to the Bay (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Long Level.
 
More about this marker. The same wording is on at least three markers along the canal route. One such marker is also in Wrightsville, at South Front Street (PA 624) and Orange Street, on the east side of South Front Street.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2008. This page has been viewed 1,668 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on June 4, 2023, by Annette Fillmore of York, Pennsylvania. Photo   1. submitted on March 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
 
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