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Pennsylvania Canal Historical Markers

Constructed between 1826 and 1834, it was the first transportation system to directly link Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
 
By Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2021
Three Rivers Heritage Trail
1 ► Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, South Side Flats — Pennsylvania Canal in Pittsburgh — Three Rivers Heritage Trail —
2 ► Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Strip District — Pennsylvania Canal —
3 ► Pennsylvania, Armstrong County, Leechburg — Pennsylvania Canal — (Western Division) —
4 ► Pennsylvania, Beaver County, New Brighton — Pennsylvania Canal System —
5 ► Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Rochester — Girard Locks of the Beaver Division Canal —
6 ► Pennsylvania, Blair County, Hollidaysburg — John Blair — 1766-1832 —
7 ► Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Bristol — The Ring — 1831 - 1932 — Reported permanently removed
8 ► Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Lumberville, Solebury Township — Delaware Canal / Pennsylvania Canal —
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9 ► Pennsylvania, Bucks County, New Hope, Solebury Township — Pennsylvania Canal —
10 ► Pennsylvania, Carbon County, Weatherly — Engineering Marvel —
11 ► Pennsylvania, Clinton County, Lock Haven — Pennsylvania Canal — West Branch Division —
12 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Duncannon, Reed Township — Clark's Ferry Bridge Company —
13 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Duncannon, Reed Township — Pennsylvania Canal — Eastern Division —
14 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Downtown Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Canal —
15 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Downtown Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Canal —
16 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Middle Paxton Township — Fort Hunter —
17 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Susquehanna Township — Fort Hunter — Reported permanently removed
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18 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Susquehanna Township — Fort Hunter —
19 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Susquehanna Township — Fort Hunter —
20 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Susquehanna Township — Fort Hunter —
21 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Susquehanna Township — Greenways —
22 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Susquehanna Township — The Canal —
23 ► Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Canal Basin —
24 ► Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Huntingdon — Canal Milepost —
25 ► Pennsylvania, Indiana County, Saltsburg — Saltsburg —
26 ► Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Marietta — 5 — The Pennsylvania Canal —
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27 ► Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Edinburg, Union Township — Harbor Creek —
28 ► Pennsylvania, Lycoming County, Williamsport — Opening the Frontier: West Branch Canal — The Timber Trail — Susquehanna Riverwalk —
29 ► Pennsylvania, Mifflin County, Lewistown, Granville Township — Three Locks —
30 ► Pennsylvania, Montour County, Danville — The North Branch Canal — Pennsylvania Canal Network —
31 ► Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Easton, Williams Township — Pennsylvania Canal —
32 ► Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Milton — The West Branch of the Pennsylvania Canal System — Limestone Run / The Founding of Milton —
33 ► Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Northumberland — Pennsylvania Canal —
34 ► Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Northumberland, Point Township — Pennsylvania Canal — North Branch Division —
35 ► Pennsylvania, Perry County, Duncannon, Penn Township — Pennsylvania Canal — Juniata Division —
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36 ► Pennsylvania, Perry County, Duncannon, Watts Township — Pennsylvania Canal —
37 ► Pennsylvania, Perry County, Duncannon, Watts Township — Pennsylvania Canal — Susquehanna Division —
38 ► Pennsylvania, Perry County, Elliottsburg, Spring Township — 9 — Pre-Civil War Transportation Development — Perry County Bicentennial — 1820 - 2020 —
39 ► Pennsylvania, Perry County, Newport — The Canal Era — Newport Heritage Park —
40 ► Pennsylvania, Union County, Lewisburg — Lewisburg Cross-Cut Canal —
 
 
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Oct. 8, 2026