Middletown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Canal

Photographed by William Pfingsten, April 12, 2008

1. Union Canal Marker

Inscription. This canal was operated from 1828-1884. It connected the Susquehanna at Middletown with the Schuylkill at Reading, following the Swatara and Tulpehocken Creeks. Much coal and iron ore were transported. Course of canal was just west of old mill race.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Places • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Union Canal series lists.

Location. 40° 12.015′ N, 76° 43.03′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is on PA 230, on the right when traveling east. Marker is at Swatara Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middletown PA 17057, 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.

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 walking distance of this marker: This Boulder Stands on "Pine Ford" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 30 East Main Street (approx. 0.7 miles away); 28 East Main Street (approx. 0.7 miles away); Middletown (approx. ¾ mile away); "Sant Peter's Kierch" (approx. 0.8 miles

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away); Revolutionary War Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Alfred's Victorian Mansion (approx. 0.8 miles away); Burd Tombs (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.

Swatara Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, April 12, 2008

2. Swatara Creek

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,775 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.