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The Pennsylvania Canal was a state-owned canal system built from 1826 to 1834 to connect Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Erie. This 104-mile division ran from Johnstown to Pittsburgh as part of the canal’s mainline. In 1827, Dam #1 was constructed at Leechburg, supplying the remainder of the route to Pittsburgh with water and providing 7 miles of slack water navigation to Apollo, Pa. The dam remained in operation until 1865 and washed away in the Johnstown Flood of 1889.
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Leechburg, Pennsylvania · United States
