Conneautville 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. Part of the old channel lies near the highway. The Conneaut Line, from Erie to near Conneaut Lake, was begun by the State, 1838, and completed by the Erie Canal Company, 1843-44. Canal in use until 1871.

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° 45.922′ N, 80° 22.429′ W. Marker is in Conneautville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 18) and Old Depot Drive, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31288 Logan Dr, Conneautville PA 16406, 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

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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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oil-Producing Salt Well (approx. 6.1 miles away); Tornado of May 31, 1985 (approx. 8.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.7 miles away); a different marker also named Erie Extension Canal (approx. 9½ miles away); This Carousel (approx. 9½ miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.9 miles away); In Memory of Those (approx. 10.2 miles away in Ohio); This Tablet (approx. 11.8 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Blue Streak (was approx. 9½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Marker is a little beat up, part of the sign is detached from the frame.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 21, 2012

2. Erie Extension Canal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 904 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.