Lancaster Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Conestoga Navigation Company

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, February 9, 2008

1. Conestoga Navigation Company Marker

Inscription. A slackwater canal between Lancaster and Safe Harbor, built following the company's incorporation in 1825, facilitated access to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other ports. This canal's 18-mile course included nine sets of locks and dams; Lock No. 1 was here. The company's name varied after 1837; financial problems mounted, and the last lock fees were collected in 1872. Later, between 1913 and 1946, surviving dams were used to generate electricity.

Erected 2001 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 40° 0.614′ N, 76° 18.222′ W. Marker is near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Lancaster Township. It is on New Danville Pike 0.3 miles south of 2nd Lock Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1370 New Danville Pike, Lancaster PA 17603, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tenant Farmer's House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rock Ford (approx. 1.1 miles away); A Dedication

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Native Americans in Lancaster County (approx. 1.2 miles away); Great Indian Warrior Trading Path (approx. 1.2 miles away); Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Stevens Greenland Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Remains of bridge crossing the Conestoga River at marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, February 9, 2008

2. Remains of bridge crossing the Conestoga River at marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,373 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.