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Union Canal (Pennsylvania)
The Union Canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. First proposed in 1690 to connect Philadelphia with the Susquehanna River, it ran approximately 75Â mi (120Â km) from Middletown on the Susquehanna below Harrisburg to Reading on the Schuylkill River.
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