West Fallowfield Township near Hartstown in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Erie Extension Canal

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 21, 2012

1. Erie Extension Canal Marker

Inscription. Cut off from the rest of Pymatuning Swamp by a 3-mile bank, this became the 600-acre "Pymatuning Reservoir" of the canal, which lay at its western edge. Begun by the State, 1838; finished by the Erie Canal Company, 1843-44.

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 Erie Canal, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 41° 33.219′ N, 80° 22.456′ W. Marker is near Hartstown, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It is in West Fallowfield Township. It is on Liberty Street (U.S. 322) 0.2 miles east of Center Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 614 Liberty St, Hartstown PA 16131, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Tablet (approx. 5 miles away); To the Memory of the Brave (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Ice Industry and the Ice Houses (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Erie Extension Canal (approx. 5.1 miles away); Geology

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(approx. 5.1 miles away); The Railroads (approx. 5.1 miles away); Jamestown Community Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); This Carousel (approx. 6.4 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Conneaut Reservoir (was approx. 5½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); Blue Streak (was approx. 6.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 21, 2012

2. Erie Extension Canal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,113 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.