Point Township near Northumberland in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pennsylvania Canal

North Branch Division

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

1. Pennsylvania Canal Marker

Inscription. This Division, built 1829-32, carried coal until 1901, from Nanticoke mines to Northumberland, and from there to inland towns and seaport cities. From Lackawanna Creek downwards there were 2 dams, 14 locks, and 7 aqueducts. Traces of towpath and canal bed can be seen here.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and 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 Canal, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 40° 55.449′ N, 76° 43.891′ W. Marker is near Northumberland, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is in Point Township. It is at the intersection of Redman Acres Road (U.S. 11) and Redman Acres Road, on the right when traveling north on Redman Acres Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 261 Redman Acres Rd, Northumberland PA 17857, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joseph Priestley (approx. 3.2 miles away); Wyoming Path (approx. 3.2 miles away); Joseph Priestley Museum (approx. 3.8 miles away); American Chemical Society / Joseph Priestley

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(approx. 3.8 miles away); Joseph Priestley House (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Joseph Priestley (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Joseph Priestley House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Joseph Priestley Memorial Chapel (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northumberland.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

2. Pennsylvania Canal Marker

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

3. Pennsylvania Canal Marker

Canal bed and tow path is not visible due to overgrowth.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 435 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.