Derry Township near Hershey in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Canal

Photographed by William Pfingsten, April 12, 2008

1. Union Canal Marker

Inscription. At Union Deposit, just to the north, can be seen the remains of the canal. It united the Susquehanna at Middletown with the Schuylkill at Reading. Suggested by William Penn, the canal was surveyed 1762, in use by 1828, abandoned in 1885.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • 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° 17.144′ N, 76° 40.7′ W. Marker is near Hershey, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Derry Township. It is on Hanover Street 0.1 miles north of Hershey Park Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 950 Hersheypark Dr, Hershey PA 17033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Parkview Manor (approx. one mile away); West Hershey Plant (approx. one mile away); Hershey's Chocolate World Attraction (approx. one mile away); Hershey Lodge (approx. one mile away); The First Reese's Plant (approx. one mile away); Catherine Hall (approx. one mile away); Central Hershey, Cuba (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hershey.

Swatara Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, April 12, 2008

2. Swatara Creek

The canal paralleled this creek.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,641 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.