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From 1840 to 1871, the Erie Extension Canal served as a route of travel and trade between Pittsburgh and the Great Lakes. Before the rise of the railroads, it was important to the western Pennsylvania iron industry. The only remaining canal lock still stands in Sharpsville.
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