Schuylkill Canal

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The Schuylkill Canal is a historic 19th-century navigation canal in eastern Pennsylvania that was built along the Schuylkill River to transport coal and other goods to markets such as Philadelphia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
historic place
builtInCentury 19th century
category Canals in Pennsylvania
Historic canals in the United States
connectedTo Philadelphia
constructionStartedInCentury 19th century
country United States
era Industrial Revolution
follows Schuylkill River
historicalUse coal transport
freight transport
locatedAlong Schuylkill River
locatedIn Pennsylvania
United States
locatedInRegion eastern Pennsylvania
namedAfter Schuylkill River
partOf Schuylkill River navigation system
linked to: Schuylkill Canal
primaryPurpose transportation of coal
servedMarket Philadelphia
significance facilitated regional commerce
supported coal industry in Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania
transportedCommodity agricultural products
anthracite coal
general merchandise
transportMode water transport
usedFor transportation of goods
waterwayType inland waterway

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Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania hasWatercourse Schuylkill Canal (historic)
linked to: Schuylkill Canal
Schuylkill Valley traversedBy Schuylkill Canal
Port Carbon, Pennsylvania servedBy Schuylkill Canal
subject linked to: served by Schuylkill Canal
Port Carbon, Pennsylvania hasTransportInfrastructure Schuylkill Canal
subject linked to: served by Schuylkill Canal
Port Carbon, Pennsylvania hasWaterway Schuylkill Canal
subject linked to: served by Schuylkill Canal
Schuylkill Canal partOf Schuylkill River navigation system
linked to: Schuylkill Canal