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Union Canal

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The Union Canal operated from 1828 to 1884, connecting the Susquehanna at Middletown with the Schuylkill at Reading by following Swatara and Tulpehocken Creeks. Much coal and iron ore were transported along it, and its course ran just west of the old mill race.
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