Sadsbury Township near Conneaut Lake in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Conneaut Reservoir

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 20, 2014

1. Conneaut Reservoir Marker

Inscription. Raised some 10 feet by a 23-mile "feeder" from Meadville, this lake was the vital source of water for the highest part of the canal, 4 miles west. Lake water and traffic flowed north to Erie, south to the Ohio River.

Erected 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 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 41° 36.249′ N, 80° 17.489′ W. Marker was near Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It was in Sadsbury Township. It was on Grand Army of the Republic Highway (U.S. 6) 0.1 miles east of West Vernon Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Conneaut Lake PA 16316, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. It was also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Railroads (approx. half a mile away); The Ice Industry and the Ice Houses (approx. half a mile away); Geology (approx. half a mile away); To the Memory of the Brave (approx. 0.6 miles away); This Tablet

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); This Carousel (approx. 2½ miles away); Erie Extension Canal (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Erie Extension Canal (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conneaut Lake.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Blue Streak (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 20, 2014

2. Conneaut Reservoir Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 754 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.