Canal Basin
End of Erie Extension of the Pennsylvania Canal system. Work begun here July 4, 1838. Canal formally opened Dec. 5, 1844, by arrival of "R.S. Reed" with Mercer County coal, and "Queen of the West" with passengers.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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