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Erie Extension Canal

Erie County · dedicated 1948 · Meadville Rd. (PA 18) at RR bridge between Mill St. and Peach St., Platea

Part of the old channel is visible by the present railroad, which replaced the canal. Lockport, now Platea, was founded 1839 at a point where a series of locks, 28 in two miles, lowered boats bound for Erie. Canal open 1844-71.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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