Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct
Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct | |
Limestone Run Aqueduct ruins in August 2013 | |
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Location | Bounded by Broadway, Filbert St., Limestone Run and Bound Ave., Milton, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°01′07″N 76°51′13″W / 41.01861°N 76.85361°WCoordinates: 41°01′07″N 76°51′13″W / 41.01861°N 76.85361°W |
Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
Built | 1829-1830 |
Built by | Foller & Levan; Et al. |
Architect | Rawle, Francis W. |
NRHP Reference # | 78002438[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 19, 1978 |
Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct is a historic aqueduct and related sites located at Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Milton Section was built in 1829-1830, as part of the West Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal. It encompasses 20 contributing structures and 2 contributing sites and consists of the Limestone Run Aqueduct, canal bed, and towpath. The aqueduct consists of a single span built of stone and wood, 20-foot-long (6.1 m) and a width of 75-foot (23 m).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Sidney Davis and Susan M. Zacher (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-27.
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