Union Canal : Lebanon County 1828-1885

[jeff of pa]

Descriptions on Photos from 1985

 

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[mtntrekr2]

Thank you Jeff. Do you have a map with the lock #'s by any chance?

HH
TY
Joe

 

[jeff of pa]

I think I have somewhere but Can't remember where at the moment

If you go to this PDF File

& Scroll down there are Maps for

BERKS & LEBANON Locks

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/rivers/riversconservation/registry/31historicalsummary.pdf

 

[jeff of pa]

may be of intrest

 

[jeff of pa]

 

[mtntrekr2]

TY Jeff. The link from the dcnr really helps.

Ty
Joe

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Very cool pics and info Jeff! What a wealth of history!

 

[mtntrekr2]

Spent the day surfing but I found it. Thank you for the help.
Joe

 

[WSSmolick]

Lock 7 (east) is still there and in good shape. I've got really good pictures of it and the more obscure and in better shape lock 8 east where you can still see some timberwork of the lock floor.

 

[WSSmolick]

I cant find it right now, but someone posted an old picture of the Union Canal in Myerstown "back in the day". Where was this picture taken? I'm probably the biggest Union Canal buff. Anyone else interested in the Union Canal? I also visited sites of eastern locks 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, and 31 and the adjacent Mill Creek Aqueduct. My brother just got pics of remains of lock 23 near Womelsdorf.