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°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1829-1830 |
| Built by | Foller & Levan; Et al. |
| Architect | Rawle, Francis W. |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002438[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1978 |
The Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct is an historic, American aqueduct complex that is located in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
History and architectural features[edit]
The Milton Section was built between 1829 and 1830, as part of the West Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal. It encompasses twenty contributing structures and two 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]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
