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Union Canal Historical Markers

A Pennsylvania canal running from the Schuylkill River at Reading to the Susquehanna River at Middletown.
 
By William Pope, October 8, 2022
C. Howard Hiester Canal Center Marker
1 ► Pennsylvania, Berks County, Reading — C. Howard Hiester Canal Center —
Near Red Bridge Road 0.1 miles north of Tulpehocken road, on the left when traveling north.
2 ► Pennsylvania, Berks County, Reading — Jackson’s Lock and the Port of Reading — One of the Original 120 Locks Creating the Schuylkill Navigation System
On Canal Street. Reported damaged.
3 ► Pennsylvania, Berks County, Reading, Spring Township — Union Canal —
On Upper Van Reed Road.
4 ► Pennsylvania, Berks County, Shillington, Cumru Township — Union Canal —
On Morgantown Road (Pennsylvania Route 10/724) at Philadelphia Ave. (PA 724) on Morgantown Road.
5 ► Pennsylvania, Berks County, Wernersville — Lerch Tavern — 1797 —
On Penn Avenue (U.S. 422) at Elm Street, on the left when traveling west on Penn Avenue.
6 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Duncannon, Reed Township — Pennsylvania Canal — Eastern Division —
On South River Road (Route 147), on the right when traveling east.
7 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Downtown Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Canal —
On Walnut Street at North Seventh Street, on the right when traveling east on Walnut Street.
8 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, West Hanover Township — Union Canal —
On Allentown Boulevard at Hershey Road on Allentown Boulevard.
9 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Hershey, Derry Township — Union Canal —
On Hanover Street 0.1 miles north of Hershey Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
10 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Middletown — Middletown —
On 351 N. Union Street at Main Street on 351 N. Union Street.
11 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Middletown — Union Canal —
On PA 230, on the right when traveling east.
12 ► Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — Union Canal —
On Jonestown Road (State Highway 72) at New Bunker Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Jonestown Road.
13 ► Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown, Swatara Township — Unlocking the Power of Water —
On Old State Road at The Appalachian Trail, on the left when traveling north on Old State Road.
14 ► Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lebanon — Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania —
On Tunnel Hill Road (Pennsylvania Route 4001).
15 ► Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lebanon — Union Canal Tunnel —
On Tunnel Hill Road (Pennsylvania Route 4001).
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16 ► Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lebanon — Union Canal Tunnel —
On Tunnel Hill Road (Pennsylvania Route 4001).
17 ► Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lickdale — Union Canal —
On State Highway 72, on the right when traveling north.
18 ► Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Myerstown — Union Canal —
On Lincoln Avenue/Benjamin Franklin Highway (U.S. 422) at Ramona Road, on the left when traveling west on Lincoln Avenue/Benjamin Franklin Highway.
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026