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Lewistown Narrows Canal Park

Mifflin County/Juniata County

 
 
Lewistown Narrows Canal Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2025
1. Lewistown Narrows Canal Park Marker
Inscription. In 2008, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration in cooperation with the Mifflin and Juniata County Commissioners completed the construction of the Lewistown Narrows Canal Park for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2008.
 
Location. 40° 36.585′ N, 77° 26.573′ W. Marker is in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, in Juniata County. It is in Fermanagh Township. It is at the intersection of William Penn Highway and Reservoir Road, on the right when traveling east on William Penn Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 William Penn Hwy, Mifflintown PA 17059, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what
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was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lift Lock No. 13 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lock-Keeper (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lewistown Narrows in Prehistory (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Feeder Pond and Spillway (about 300 feet away); Pennsylvania Mainline Canal Juniata Division (about 300 feet away); The Lewistown Narrows: A Vital Transportation Corridor (about 300 feet away); Mifflintown (approx. 3½ miles away); Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery World War Memorial Avenue of Trees (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mifflintown.
 
Lewistown Narrows Canal Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2025
2. Lewistown Narrows Canal Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 87 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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