Union Canal

Union Canal (HMKY3)

Location: Harrisburg, PA 17112 Dauphin County
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N 40° 20.328', W 76° 42.768'

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At Union Deposit, five miles south, can be seen remains of this canal. It connected the Susquehanna at Middletown with the Schuylkill at Reading. Suggested by William Penn, the canal was surveyed in 1762. Completed in 1828; abandoned in 1885.
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HM NumberHMKY3
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Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 2:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 354517 N 4466769
Decimal Degrees40.33880000, -76.71280000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 20.328', W 76° 42.768'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 20' 19.68" N, 76° 42' 46.08" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8000-8002 Allentown Blvd, Harrisburg PA 17112, US
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