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Erie Extension Canal

Mercer County · dedicated 1946 · PA 18 & 518 (Lamar Rd.), Lamonts Corners, east of Sharpsville

Route of travel and trade, Pittsburgh to Great Lakes, 1840-1871. Important to the western Pennsylvania iron industry before the rise of the railroads. The only remaining canal lock still stands in Sharpsville.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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