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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US_Migration_Canals|Canals]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Main Line of Pennsylvania Canal ]'' [[File:Pennsylvania canals.png|thumb|400px]] | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US_Migration_Canals|Canals]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Main Line of Pennsylvania Canal]]'' [[File:Pennsylvania canals.png|thumb|400px]] | ||
=== Historic Background === | === Historic Background === | ||
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Transportation canals in the United states helped connect isolated rural areas to urban population centers. The golden age of historic transportation canals was from 1820 until railroads began to replace canals in the 1850s. Settlers flooded into regions serviced by such canals and the waterways they connected because they could use the waterways to sell their agricultural products and obtain manufactured goods. The Erie Canal connected New York City to the Great Lakes. The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River system. The short two mile Louisville and Portland Canal by-passed some waterfalls to make the entire length of the Ohio River from the Mississippi River to Pittsburgh available to boats or rafts. Pennsylvania combined canals and railroads. New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana also built canals that were enticing to settlers.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Canal" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canals (accessed 22 June 2009).</ref> | Transportation canals in the United states helped connect isolated rural areas to urban population centers. The golden age of historic transportation canals was from 1820 until railroads began to replace canals in the 1850s. Settlers flooded into regions serviced by such canals and the waterways they connected because they could use the waterways to sell their agricultural products and obtain manufactured goods. The Erie Canal connected New York City to the Great Lakes. The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River system. The short two mile Louisville and Portland Canal by-passed some waterfalls to make the entire length of the Ohio River from the Mississippi River to Pittsburgh available to boats or rafts. Pennsylvania combined canals and railroads. New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana also built canals that were enticing to settlers.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Canal" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canals (accessed 22 June 2009).</ref> | ||
=== Pennsylvania | === Pennsylvania Main Canal Creation === | ||
The Main Line of Public Works was a railroad and canal system across southern Pennsylvania between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Built between 1826 and 1834 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it included the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, the Allegheny Portage Railroad and the Pennsylvania Canal system.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Main_Line_of_Public_Worksl" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Line_of_Public_Works (accessed 6 July 2015).</ref> | |||
Understanding the transportation systems available to ancestors can help genealogists better guess their place of origin. Connect the place where an ancestor settled to the nearby canals, waterways, trails, roads, and railroads to look for connections to places they may have lived previously. | Understanding the transportation systems available to ancestors can help genealogists better guess their place of origin. Connect the place where an ancestor settled to the nearby canals, waterways, trails, roads, and railroads to look for connections to places they may have lived previously. | ||
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*[[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 6 July 2015
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Historic Background[edit | edit source]
Transportation canals in the United states helped connect isolated rural areas to urban population centers. The golden age of historic transportation canals was from 1820 until railroads began to replace canals in the 1850s. Settlers flooded into regions serviced by such canals and the waterways they connected because they could use the waterways to sell their agricultural products and obtain manufactured goods. The Erie Canal connected New York City to the Great Lakes. The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River system. The short two mile Louisville and Portland Canal by-passed some waterfalls to make the entire length of the Ohio River from the Mississippi River to Pittsburgh available to boats or rafts. Pennsylvania combined canals and railroads. New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana also built canals that were enticing to settlers.[1]
Pennsylvania Main Canal Creation[edit | edit source]
The Main Line of Public Works was a railroad and canal system across southern Pennsylvania between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Built between 1826 and 1834 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it included the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, the Allegheny Portage Railroad and the Pennsylvania Canal system.[2]
Understanding the transportation systems available to ancestors can help genealogists better guess their place of origin. Connect the place where an ancestor settled to the nearby canals, waterways, trails, roads, and railroads to look for connections to places they may have lived previously.
Genealogical Sources[edit | edit source]
Possible records to search for those who traveled these routes:
External Links[edit | edit source]
Cyndi's List - Canals, Rivers and Waterways
Sources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Canal" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canals (accessed 22 June 2009).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Main_Line_of_Public_Worksl" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Line_of_Public_Works (accessed 6 July 2015).