Cumru Township near Shillington in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Canal

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 2015

1. Union Canal Marker

Inscription. In use, 1828-1884. It connected the Schuylkill at Reading with the Susquehanna at Middletown. About a mile east, at tip of Fritts Island, are remains of easternmost lock. It passed boats traveling to and from Philadelphia by way of Schuylkill Navigation.

Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

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

Location. 40° 17.87′ N, 75° 55.561′ W. Marker is near Shillington, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Cumru Township. It is at the intersection of Morgantown Road (Pennsylvania Route 10/724) and Philadelphia Ave. (PA 724) on Morgantown Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 Kantner Ln S, Reading PA 19607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

It is also in the American

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Angelica Creek Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Reading & Berks County (approx. one mile away); Kenhorst (approx. 1.3 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Dead Have No Rights (approx. 1.8 miles away); Jackson’s Lock and the Port of Reading (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Jackson's Lock and the Port of Reading (approx. 1.9 miles away); James H. Maurer (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 2015

2. Union Canal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 625 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.