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Pennsylvania Canal (Juniata Division)

Perry County · dedicated 1952 · US 11 & 15 (E side), SW of Amity Hall and NE of Duncannon

This Division was built in 1828-33. It extended to the eastern end of the Allegheny Portage Railroad at Hollidaysburg, a distance of 127 miles. Just west of here, the Canal crossed the Juniata by an aqueduct which was used until 1901. Abutment and piers remain.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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