BEST Geo-Art: T11/55
Berks County, PA
The Union Canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. First proposed in 1690 to connect Philadelphia with the Susquehanna River, it ran approximately 75 mi from Middletown on the Susquehanna below Harrisburg to Reading on the Schuylkill River. Although construction began in 1792 during the George Washington Administration, financial difficulties delayed its completion until 1828. It provided a critical early transportation route for the shipment of anthracite coal and lumber eastward to Philadelphia. Although closed in the 1880s, remnants of the canal remain, most notably the Union Canal Tunnel, a hand-built engineering marvel that is the oldest existing transportation tunnel in the United States. The tunnel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The nickname for the Union Canal was the...
A. Coal Connector (N 40° 26.320 W 075° 55.703)
B. Golden Link (N 40° 26.326 W 075° 55.711)
C. George Washington Canal Path (N 40° 26.332 W 075° 55.719)
D. Canal to Nowhere (N 40° 26.332 W 075° 55.703)
Note: The Union Canal Historical Marker is located at N 40 17.867, W 75 55.559. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 22, 1950.
Note: This cache has the hunting attribute selected. Hunters wear orange, and when the time is right, and so should you. During hunting season, it is best to do this series on a Sunday. The majority of the cache containers are hidden within 10 - 20 feet from the trail. Since these caches are hidden in the woods, you will encounter things like wildlife, poison ivy, bugs, ticks, etc. That is just part of geocaching in the great outdoors. Good Luck.
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