Canal Basin Cache Virtual Cache
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This virtual cache is located at the Pennsylvania Canal Basin Historic Site in Hollidaysburg, PA. The site provides visitors with a historic view of the Canal and the nearby community. This is a GREAT cache for kids, as there is a large playground built in the shape of a canal boat on the site. There are also wide and well maintained walkways for hiking or biking. This cache is handicap accessible.
There is a visitors center that is open from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, inside are historic items as well as several multimedia and interactive displays about life on the Pennsylvania Canal. Be sure to sign the Log book inside the visitors center, and note that you were geocaching.
To score this cache, post a picture of the site with your GPS , or e-mail us the lock number displayed on the brass plaque at the cache coordinates.
Parking is available at:
N40 25.539
W078 23.513
During the 19th Century this was a major terminus point for the Pennsylvania Canal. Recently this Hollidaysburg historic site has undergone extensive renovation. Here, visitors can view a replica of the lock mechanisms, and experience life along the canal. You can see historic displays about the Pennsylvania Canal, and stroll along the Greenways or the nearby Lower trail. The National Park Service offers Heritage Hikes through the area. These casual and friendly strolls through the area emphasize the Historical significance of the Pennsylvania Canal and the Borough of Hollidaysburg, PA
At this major terminus point for the Allegheny Portage Railroad, cargo was unloaded onto rail cars while loaded section boats were pulled out of the canal; both were then hauled on a series of levels and steam powered incline planes. Two large water basins were located off of Bedford Street and Juniata Street in town. Connecting the basins was a canal lock, where boats proceeded into the upper basin along the Beaverdam Branch of the Juniata River.
At the lower basin, boats were either unloaded onto the Portage Railroad, or the various wharves that were located along the basin. During this time, the section adjacent to the Canal was a typical seaport, with business servicing the Canal worker or traveler. The Pennsylvania Railroad bought the Canal and Portage Railroad in 1856, closing the Railroad but operating the Canal until 1872.
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