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Topic: Union Canal (Pennsylvania)

	Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Irrigation canals are man-made waterways for the delivery of water and preceded the use of transportation canals used by barges or narrowboats on smaller canals, and by ships on ship canals that connect to the ocean.
		Ancient canals in the West were dwarfed by the Grand Canal of China, the longest canal built in ancient times.
		Canals have found another use in the 21st century, as wayleaves for fibre optic telecommunications networks.
	www.infoslurp.com /information/Canal (697 words)

	Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA - PA Canal, Boucher, 1908 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Canal boats for the central division of the canal were frequently hauled on the railroad to Columbia and there put into the canal and brought to Hollidaysburg.
		Canal boats were not expensive, and a man with a capital of but a few hundred dollars could purchase a boat, employ a few laborers and engage in the general canal transportation business.
		The canal was fed at its highest section, usually by a dam across a stream or river, and the water then moved slowly from there to the next section lower, and so on to the end of the canal.
	pghbridges.com /articles/canals/canal_history_boucher.htm (4221 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Pennsylvania's Union Canal
		Pennsylvania founder William Penn is given credit for first proposing the construction of a canal between the Susquehanna River and Schuylkill River in 1690.
		While the boats and the mule teams were the property of the Union Canal Company, boat captains and their families were expected to live on the boats during the hauling season - boats did not operate in the winter because of the danger posed by ice.
		Union Canal Tunnel - Designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1970 and a National Historic Landmark in 1994, the canal's tunnel is the oldest existing transportation tunnel in the United States.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A697548 (720 words)

	Canals 1820 - 1829
		June The contract for the easternmost prism (bed) of the Erie Canal is awarded to John Merriam and Obadiah Densmore.
		Apr 1 A board is chosen to study the feasibility of a canal from the Susquehanna River to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
		The Ohio legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie, and the Miami and Erie canals.
	home.eznet.net /~dminor/Canal1820.html (3643 words)

	Transportation
		The first canal boat made the trip in 5 days traveling 81 miles and rising to a height of 518 feet near Lebanon where a canal tunnel was built to take the boats through the highest part of the canal.
		The Union Canal was to be part of a canal system to the Ohio River at Pittsburgh for the purposes of providing trade to the developing frontier.
		The Schuylkill Canal, the Union Canal extension to Pine Grove, the Delaware and Hudson Canal, the Lehigh Canal and the Delaware River Canal were all anthracite canals.
	www.ma.psu.edu /~h6x/sts200_96/transun1.htm (3786 words)

	The Union Canal Tunnel
		A flood in June of 1862 devastated the Canal from Pine Grove to Middletown.
		The Union Canal Tunnel Park was dedicated by the Lebanon County Historical Society on October 9, 1988.
		The Union Canal Tunnel was designated a National Historic Landmark by ths Secretary of the Interior on April 19, 1994.
	www.lebanonhistory.org /text/tunnel.html (779 words)

	Union & Thun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Union and Thun refers to two multi-user-paths, The Union Canal Towpath and the Thun Trail ( Thun pronounced Toon).
		The Union, part of the Berks County parks system, winds along the beautiful Tulpehocken Creek and what was once the Union Canal, a trade route that served the communities along the Tulpehocken corridor.
		The Thun Trail is a rails-to-trails project which is destined to become part of the larger Schuylkill River Greenway Associations goal of a path stretching from Pottsville to Philadelphia.
	www.chrisgroff.com /unionthun.htm (519 words)

	Pennsylvania Canals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		His thought was to build a canal to follow the upstream course of Tulpehocken Creek from its mouth on the Schuylkill River and the downstream course of the Swatara to its mouth on the Susquehanna.
		In 1797 the Conewago Canal, built on the west bank of the Susquehanna below York Haven to enable boats to avoid the rocks and rapids of the Conewago Falls, was declared operable by the state.
		As that New York state project went forward between 1817 and 1825, Pennsylvania stock companies improved navigation on the Schuylkill; and the Union Canal Company carried into final effect, in 1828, Penn's idea of joining the Schuylkill with the Susquehanna by a canal along Tulpehocken and Swatara Creeks, thus connecting Middletown with Philadelphia by water.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/canals/page1.asp?secid=31 (346 words)

	Relations Of Brian Keith Botley Sr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		She was married to Joseph LUKENS in 1794 in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
		She was married to Anthony FOULKE in 1821 in Upper Dublin Metting House, Pennsylvania.
		She was married to Joseph PARRY in 1809 in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
	www.botley.net /Genealogy/d190.htm (1209 words)

	Welcome to the Bridge Over Norfolk Southern Project - News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The canal frenzy, which gripped the nation during the 1820s, was felt in Lebanon County.
		The incorporation and construction of the Union Canal greatly impacted the future growth of the City of Lebanon.
		The most significant cause of the canal’s decline was the arrival in Lebanon of the railroads during the 1850s.
	www.cityoflebanon.com /historic.htm (726 words)

	HSP Manuscript Guide: 1700-1799
		The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated in 1868.
		John Oppell Foering was a soldier and officer with the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 28th Regiment of Infantry, which saw action at Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Pine Knob, Peach Tree Creek, and in the Atlantic, Savannah, and Carolinas campaigns.
		The Union Benevolent Association was a private relief agency founded in Philadelphia in 1831 by a group of philanthropists opposed to the existing almshouse system of relief.
	www2.hsp.org /collections/manuscripts/1700.htm (7223 words)

	sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Easton is located at the eastern end of the Lehigh Canal, the northern end of the Delaware Canal, and directly across the Delaware River from the western end of the Morris Canal in Phillipsburg, NJ.
		The Lehigh Canal between Jim Thorpe and Easton was 46 miles in length, had 47 lift locks, and was in use from 1829 to 1934.
		In Greenville, depicts the canal era and especially the history of the Erie Extension Canal from New Castle to the Port of Erie.
	www.pa-canal-society.org /sites.htm (1617 words)

	1830'S Pennsylvania Maps
		This is an early traveler's pocket map of Pennsylvania and one of the first maps of the state published by Mitchell.
		The Union Canal along the Schuylkill River and over to the Susquehanna was built in the 1820's.
		The Pennsylvania Canal was begun in 1826 and completed from the Susquehanna River to Hollidaysburg in 1834, running along the Juniata River.
	www.mapsofpa.com /antiquemaps33.htm (1354 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Middletown-Hummelstown Railroad, Pennsylvania, USA
		The original MandH Railroad was incorporated in 1888 by local businessmen and construction began the next year along the towpath of the Union Canal.
		A conductor/narrator tells the history of the Union Canal and the railroad during the short 11-mile journey.
		The train tracks are actually built atop the towpath of the canal where the mules pulled boats along the waterway.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/collective/A786387 (840 words)

	Canals
		Canal proponent Elkanah Watson is born in New York.
		Susquehanna Canal, and a Delaware and Schuylkill Canal.
		River (in Pennsylvania) with the Ohio and Erie Canal at Bolivar, Ohio.
	home.eznet.net /~dminor/Canals.html (7512 words)

	Transport Pamphlets
		A plan for the Grand Union Canal entitled "Description of a plan for a central union canal which will lessen the distance and expense of canal navigation between London and Birmingham, etc." was written by Sir W. Cubitt in 1832 (HE4/6).The Morris Canal and Banking Company produced a report to shareholder in 1837 (HE4/28).
		The canals predated the railways but by the mid 19th century canals faced competition from the railways and their future was already in doubt.
		On the future of canals for recreational purposes there are more recent publications from the Inland Waterways Association, and local groups such as the Regents Canal Group.
	library-2.lse.ac.uk /collections/pamphlets/transport/transport5.html (715 words)

	LACHEL FELICE & Associates, Inc. - Union Canal Tunnel
		The Union Canal Tunnel is the oldest existing transportation tunnel in the United States.
		The tunnel was originally 728 feet long, but was subsequently reduced in length to 620 feet as part of the canal widening project in 1858.
		The canal and tunnel served as a primary transportation link until 1885.
	www.lachel.com /project-tunnelrehab_unioncanal.html (316 words)

	Union Canal - Lebanon County
		(The boulder was brought by a sled with horses from the South Mountains near Colebrook.) In April 1950, the Lebanon County Historical Society purchased the Union Canal Tunnel, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974.
		Entrance to the park is at Union Canal Drive and North 25th Street in Lebanon, PA. A quiet scenic setting with "nature trails" for walking.
		Walk along the towpath of the canal to view the canal tunnel at the end of the path.
	www.geocities.com /myerstownpa/union_canal.htm (805 words)

	fieldtrips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Pennsylvania Canal Society will be leading a one day free car caravan tour of the Lower West Branch Canal and the Southern North Branch Canal on Saturday, April 9, 2005.
		This is a reminder to mark your calendars and reserve the week-end of April 22, 23 and 24 for another great field trip of the Pennsylvania Canal Society.
		Friday night we will have a guest speaker from the Friends of the Union Canal addressing the history of the Union Canal.
	www.pa-canal-society.org /fieldtrips.htm (384 words)

	weloveourlife.com - Union Canal House
		If you plan to eat at the Canal House at a later time or on a weekend, it would probably be a good idea to make reservations.
		We recommend the Union Canal House, where we both stayed and had a good dinner.
		This is south central Pennsylvania, traditionally a somewhat conservative area.
	www.weloveourlife.com /inns/hershey.html (1521 words)

	Dr. Graves' Canals and Railroads Course Links
		Thomas E. Graves, Ph.D. Read the articles concerned with the history of canals and railroading and then explore the web sites about the historical sites we will be visiting on our field trips.
		Pennsylvania Canals, an article from the PA Historical and Museum Commission
		Teachers taking the inservice version of this course can download the Pennsylvania State Academic Standards from the PA Department of Education in either Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /tegraves/Translinks.html (167 words)

	PA State Archives - MG-174 - Scope and Content Note - Berks Co. Deposit - Union Canal Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Surveys for a canal that would connect the Schuylkill and Susquehanna rivers, a project many years earlier proposed by William Penn, were undertaken in 1769.
		Finally, in 1811, more favorable conditions were evident, a charter to build the waterway was issued to the newly formed Union Canal Company and definite operations were initiated.
		Papers include records of two of the Union Canal Company's predecessors, the Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company and the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Canal Company.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/mg/mg174.htm (230 words)

	Lebanon County Historical Society Home Page
		From Lickdale, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, into the Swatara Gap is a compilation of stories and historic photos from Union Township, Lickdale, and Swatara Gap by Francis W. Ditzler, Jr.
		John Andrew Shulze was the new county's first prothonotary and later became Governor of Pennsylvania.
		The Lebanon County Historical Society also owns and maintains The Union Canal Tunnel, the oldest existing tunnel in the United States, for the canal linking Reading and Harrisburg.
	www.lebanonhistory.org (1272 words)

	Pennsylvania Photographs
		The foundation of stone can be seen in the west yard.
		Originally spanning the Union Canal as well and the Tulpehocken Creek, this bridge is now one of the focal points in the Berks County Heritage Park.
		Also known as the "Red Bridge," crossing the "Tully," River, it is 204 feet in length, and 15 feet wide.
	brscnmj.net /Sandy/Page5.html (184 words)

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		Union Pacific Eastern Division ( Kansas Pacific Railroad) - 1863-1868 - Kansas
		Union Terminal Railroad Company of the City of Buffalo (The) ( Western New York & Pennsylvania Railway Company)
		Union Traction Company of Indiana ( Indiana Railroad) ( Marion Railways) - 1899-1930 - UTC - Indiana -
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Choir/6820/u.html (3101 words)

	(GCHFHV) Union Canal Park by adude_1957 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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		Park at the Union Canal Parking Lot (40 20.901 076 27.399).
		Cache is in a peanut-butter jar, that include trinkets, golfball, figurines, notepad and pencils.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=110295 (397 words)

	Your Free List of canals in the United States Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The following is a List of canals in the United States
		The United States also constructed the Panama Canal on territory it controlled.
		Lynn Canal in Alaska and Hood Canal in Washington are natural inlets.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/List_of_canals_in_the_United_States (108 words)

	The Union Canal House-Country Inn and Restaurant-Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		xperience the Union Canal House, a rural hideaway offering travelers overnight accommodations, tempting food and refreshing drink since the 1700's.
		Tastefully decorated in Pennsylvania Colonial style, each room is equipped with color TV and sleeps up to four people.
		he Union Canal House is only minutes away from all the fun of Hersheypark, the Hershey Arena which is the home of the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, and a stage for many concerts and shows.
	www.unioncanalhouse.com /home.htm (160 words)

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