Midstate Marker: the Pennsylvania Canal
PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – Along Walnut Street in Harrisburg is a state marker that commemorates the first dedication of a lock on the Pennsylvania Cana...
PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – Along Walnut Street in Harrisburg is a state marker that commemorates the first dedication of a lock on the Pennsylvania Canal, which was constructed between 1826 and 1834. In a sense, the story of the Pennsylvania Canal has its start in New York. In 1817 Construction began on the Erie Canal, which is still a going concern today. Connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, the canal cut travel time from weeks to a few days, giving the state a tremendous advantage in the competition to move goods, services, and people between East and West.