West Hanover Township near Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Canal

Photographed by John Robinson, April 19, 2010

1. Union Canal Marker

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, the canal was surveyed in 1762. Completed in 1828; abandoned in 1885.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Union Canal series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1762.

Location. 40° 20.328′ N, 76° 42.768′ W. Marker is near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in West Hanover Township. It is at the intersection of Allentown Boulevard and Hershey Road on Allentown Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7996 Allentown Blvd, Harrisburg PA 17112, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Hanover Township World War I and II Veterans Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); Post-World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Vietnam War and Peacekeeping Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Barnett's Fort

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Two Drowned Brothers (approx. 3.6 miles away); Thomas Lingle (approx. 3.6 miles away); War on Terrorism Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Wenrich's Church (approx. 3.7 miles away).

Photographed by John Robinson, April 19, 2010

2. Union Canal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2010, by John K. Robinson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,558 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2010, by John K. Robinson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.