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Beaver And Erie Canal
The Beaver and Erie Canal, also known as the Erie Extension Canal, was part of the Pennsylvania Canal system and consisted of three sections: the Beaver Division, the Shenango Division, and the Conneaut Division. The canal ran north–south near the western edge of the state from the Ohio River to Lake Erie through Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Crawford County, and Erie County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the canal was the confluence of the Beaver River (Pennsylvania), Beaver River with the Ohio River in Beaver County about downstream from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, and the northern terminus was the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie, in Erie County. The canal needed a total of 137 Lock (water transport), locks to overcome a change in elevation of . History Construction of the canal was meant to complete a transport network ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Beaver, Pennsylvania
Beaver is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is located near the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio rivers, approximately northwest of Pittsburgh. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,438. History The area around Beaver was once home to Shawnee Indians, who were later displaced by groups such as the Mingoes and the Lenape. It was part of the Ohio Country that was in dispute during the French and Indian War. Beaver became the site of Fort McIntosh, a Revolutionary War era Patriot frontier fort. After the war, the fort was the home of the First American Regiment, the oldest active unit in the US Army. The fort was abandoned in 1788 and razed a short time later. By then, the frontier had moved westward and there was no further need for a permanent garrison to protect the area. The community was laid out in 1792. In 1800, it became the county seat of the newly formed Beaver County. The first county court was establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sharpsville, Pennsylvania
Sharpsville is a borough that is located in western Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Shenango River. The population was 4,253 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Hermitage micropolitan area. History The First Universalist Church of Sharpsville and Jonas J. Pierce House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2004 local politicians proposed the creation of Shenango Valley City, consisting of Sharpsville as well as Hermitage, Sharon, Farrell, and Wheatland with the issue being put on the ballot in the form of a referendum. Then Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell voiced support for the measure and would be joined by Kathleen McGinty, Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, and Dennis Yablonsky, Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development with the trio touring the region to urge for voters to pass the motion. The city would largely be an expansion of Hermitage, whose city government would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hermitage, Pennsylvania
Hermitage is a city in western Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,230 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the largest city in Mercer County. It is located about northeast of Youngstown and about northwest of Pittsburgh. It is the principal city of the Micropolitan statistical area, Hermitage micropolitan area, which includes all of Mercer County. History Hermitage was first settled in 1796 and incorporated in 1832 as Hickory Township from portions of the Shenango Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Shenango and Pymatuning Township, Pennsylvania, Pymatuning townships. Following the incorporation of the cities of Sharon, Pennsylvania, Sharon and Farrell, Pennsylvania, Farrell and the boroughs of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, Sharpsville and Wheatland, Pennsylvania, Wheatland, the remainder of the Township was incorporated into a township (Pennsylvania)#Function, first class township. The Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Navigable Aqueduct
Navigable aqueducts (sometimes called navigable water bridges) are bridge structures that carry navigable waterway canals over other rivers, valleys, railways or roads. They are primarily distinguished by their size, carrying a larger cross-section of water than most water-supply aqueducts. Roman aqueducts were used to transport water and were created in Ancient Rome. The long steel Briare aqueduct carrying the Canal latéral à la Loire over the River Loire was built in 1896. It was ranked as the longest navigable aqueduct in the world for more than a century, until the Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany took the title in the early 21st century. Early aqueducts such as the three on the Canal du Midi had stone or brick arches, the longest span being on the Cesse Aqueduct, built in 1690. But, the weight of the construction to support the trough with the clay or other lining to make it waterproof made these structures clumsy. In 1796 Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct, the first la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Conneautville, Pennsylvania
Conneautville is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated along Conneaut Creek. The population was 736 at the 2020 census, down from 774 at the 2010 census. History Conneautville was founded in 1814 by Alexander Power, a surveyor and engineer. Conneautville was first called "Powerstown" or made reference to as "Power's Tract". Power wanted it called "Conneautville" after the Seneca name ''Conneaut'' or ''Conneautee'', meaning "Snow Place" according to one interpretation. Geography Conneautville is in northwestern Crawford County at (41.758019, -80.369470), in the valley of Conneaut Creek, which flows north and west to Lake Erie. The borough is bordered by Spring Township to the north and Summerhill Township to the south. Pennsylvania Route 18 passes through the center of the borough, leading north to Albion and south to Conneaut Lake. Pennsylvania Route 198 leads west from Conneautville to the Ohio border and east to Interstate 79 near Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States, located at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River. The population was 6,097 in the 2020 census. Franklin is part of the Oil City micropolitan area. Franklin is known for its three-day autumn festival in October, Applefest, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors. History Franklin is located at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River, an important site used for centuries by Native Americans. They had long before developed what became known as the Venango Path, passing from the head of French Creek north to Presque Isle Bay on Lake Erie. Via French Creek and the Allegheny River, the portage effectively linked the waterways of the Ohio River and the Great Lakes. In 1740, Scottish fur trader John Fraser built a trading post here at Venango, the Lenape village. The French also had designs on this region. They wanted to link their colonies of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Meadville is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 13,050 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The first permanent settlement in Northwestern Pennsylvania, Meadville is within of Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie and within of Pittsburgh. It is the principal city of the Meadville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, Meadville micropolitan area, as well as part of the larger Erie–Meadville combined statistical area. History Settlement and establishment The Meadville area was the ancestral land of the Eriechronon people until the Iroquois, Iroquois Confederacy forced them out. Having been displaced from their ancestral lands in what is now Eastern Pennsylvania, the Lenape moved into the now unoccupied region. They formed an alliance with the neighboring Seneca people, Seneca, one of the five tribes that made up the Iroquois Confederacy, and other displaced Lenape. Under the leadership of Chief Custaloga, they founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ohio And Erie Canal
The Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed during the 1820s and early 1830s in Ohio. It connected Akron, Ohio, Akron with the Cuyahoga River near its outlet on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Ohio, Portsmouth. It also had connections to other canal systems in Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, Pennsylvania. The canal carried freight traffic from 1827 to 1861, when the construction of railroads ended demand. From 1862 to 1913, the canal served as a water source for industries and towns. During 1913, much of the canal system was abandoned after important parts were flooded severely. Most of the surviving portions in the Akron-Cleveland area are managed by the National Park Service or Ohio Department of Natural Resources. They are used for various recreational purposes by the public, and still provide water for some industries. Parts of the canal are preserved, including the Ohio and Erie Canal Historic District, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Shenango River at the mouth of Neshannock Creek, it is northwest of Pittsburgh near the Pennsylvania–Ohio border, approximately southeast of Youngstown, Ohio. The city had a population of 21,926 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The commercial center of a fertile agricultural region, New Castle is included in the northwestern fringes of the Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh metropolitan area. History 18th century In 1798, John Carlysle Stewart, a civil engineer, traveled to western Pennsylvania to resurvey the "donation lands", which had been reserved for veterans of the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War. He discovered that the original survey had neglected to stake out approximately at the confluence of the Shenango River and Neshannock Creek, at that time a part of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. The Indian town of Kuskus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Conneaut Lake
Conneaut Lake is the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania by surface area. It is located in western Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Crawford County near a Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, town with the same name. Its has a surface area of approximately 925 acres. The site of the lake is actually in adjacent Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Sadsbury Township and nearby Summit Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Summit Township. During the summer season, it is heavily populated with people vacationing to the lake area, some from the area spending time in their houses on the lake, and many others from the surrounding area that like to spend the summer away from home, many of these people being residents of the Pittsburgh area. Other than the lake itself, the largest draw to the area has long been a popular resort known as Conneaut Lake Park, long known for its amusement park. Geography Conneaut Lake was formed as a kettle lake at the end of the Pleistocene. A la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Pulaski Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,096 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 3,452 tabulated in 2010. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.5 square miles (79.1 km2), of which 30.5 square miles (78.9 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.20%, is water. The western border of the township is the Ohio state line. The township includes the unincorporated communities of New Bedford, Frizzleburg, Pulaski, Villa Maria, and Nashua. Demographics As of the 2000 census, there were 3,658 people, 1,292 households, and 1,006 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,358 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.96% White, 0.27% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
