Union Township near Edinburg in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harbor Creek

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 30, 2011

1. Harbor Creek Marker

Inscription. Northern terminus, Beaver Division of Pennsylvania Canal system, completed to this point, 1834. Important shipping point before completing "Cross-Cut Canal" to Ohio, 1838, and Erie Extension to Greenville, 1840.

Erected 1948 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 Canal, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 41° 2.148′ N, 80° 24.396′ W. Marker is near Edinburg, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County. It is in Union Township. It is at the intersection of Benjamin Franklin Highway (U.S. 422) and Harbor Edinburg Road (County Route 4004), on the right when traveling east on Benjamin Franklin Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edinburg PA 16116, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also 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 was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Millennium Park (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Millennium Park (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Millennium Park (approx. ¼ mile away); The First M.E. Church in Lawrence County (approx. 1.3

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miles away); Cross-Cut Canal (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ira D. Sankey (approx. 2.2 miles away); Edinburg World War II Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Kush-Kush-Kee (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edinburg.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 30, 2011

2. Harbor Creek Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,662 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.