Union Canal (Pennsylvania)
The Union Canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. First proposed in 1690 to connect Philadelphia with the Susquehanna River, it ran approximately 82 mi from Middletown on the Susquehanna below Harrisburg to Reading on the Schuylkill River.
South entrance
North entrance of the 729-foot (222 m) Union Canal tunnel made through difficult geologic formations
Bond of the Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania from November 1, 1853
The Susquehanna River is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast. At 444 miles (715 km) long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States. By watershed area, it is the 16th-largest river in the United States, and also the longest river in the early 21st-century continental United States without commercial boat traffic.
Susquehanna River in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River at source, looking at Otsego Lake
Satellite photo of the river (upper left) where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay (center)
Looking upstream in Danville, Pennsylvania