Girard in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Erie Extension Canal

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 27, 2015

1. Erie Extension Canal Marker

Inscription. Part of the old channel is visible by the present railroad, which replaced the canal. Lockport, now Platea, was founded in 1839 at a point where a series of locks, 28 in two miles, lowered boats bound for Erie. Canal open 1844-71.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 41° 57.08′ N, 80° 19.746′ W. Marker is in Girard, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is on Meadville Road (Pennsylvania Route 18) 0.1 miles north of Peach Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8466 Meadville Rd, Girard PA 16417, 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,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Circus History (approx. 3½ miles away); Erie County Soldiers' Monument (approx. 3½ miles away); About This Stone Pillar (approx. 3½ miles away); Charlotte Elizabeth Battles (approx. 3½ miles away); a different

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marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Abraham Lincoln in Lake City, PA (Girard Station) (approx. 4.4 miles away); Tornado of May 31, 1985 (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Girard.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 27, 2015

2. Erie Extension Canal Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 27, 2015

3. Erie Extension Canal Marker

Remains of the canal next to the railroad.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,233 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.