Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical)
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The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal was a 19th-century transportation waterway that formed part of Pennsylvania’s Main Line of Public Works, linking the state’s interior communities to major trade routes before the rise of railroads.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Main Line of Public Works of Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Pennsylvania Canal system | 1 |
| Pennsylvania Main Line Canal | 1 |
| Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical) Context triple: [Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, servedBy, Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical)]
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Schuylkill Canal
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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Lehigh Canal
The Lehigh Canal is a historic 19th-century navigation canal in eastern Pennsylvania that was built to transport anthracite coal and fostered early American industrial development along the Lehigh River.
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C.
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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E.
Morris Canal
The Morris Canal was a historic 19th-century New Jersey canal that transported coal and other goods across the state using an innovative system of inclined planes and locks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical) Target entity description: The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal was a 19th-century transportation waterway that formed part of Pennsylvania’s Main Line of Public Works, linking the state’s interior communities to major trade routes before the rise of railroads.
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A.
Schuylkill Canal
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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B.
Lehigh Canal
The Lehigh Canal is a historic 19th-century navigation canal in eastern Pennsylvania that was built to transport anthracite coal and fostered early American industrial development along the Lehigh River.
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C.
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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E.
Morris Canal
The Morris Canal was a historic 19th-century New Jersey canal that transported coal and other goods across the state using an innovative system of inclined planes and locks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal system
ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| cargo |
agricultural products
ⓘ
coal ⓘ iron ⓘ lumber ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Columbia, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Harrisburg ⓘ
linked to:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Hollidaysburg ⓘ
linked to:
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Johnstown ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Pittsburgh ⓘ
linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
| connectsTo |
Delaware River watershed
ⓘ
Ohio River watershed ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio River basin
|
| connectsWith |
Allegheny Portage Railroad
ⓘ
Columbia–Philadelphia Railroad ⓘ Juniata Division Canal ⓘ
linked to:
Pennsylvania Canal
Western Division Canal ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | combination of canals and inclined-plane railroads ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1826 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolved | 1857 ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Pittsburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
| follows |
Allegheny River
ⓘ
Conemaugh River ⓘ Juniata River ⓘ Kiskiminetas River NERFINISHED ⓘ Susquehanna River ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historical transportation route ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| impact | stimulated economic development in interior Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| inception | 1826 ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | approximately 395 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| operator |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Pennsylvania
|
| ownedBy |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Pennsylvania
|
| partOf |
Main Line of Public Works
ⓘ
United States canal era ⓘ trans-Appalachian transport corridor ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate east–west trade across Pennsylvania
ⓘ
link interior communities to Atlantic ports ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Pennsylvania Railroad
ⓘ
linked to:
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
|
| significantEvent | enabled faster travel between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh before rail dominance ⓘ |
| startPoint | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical) Description of subject: The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal was a 19th-century transportation waterway that formed part of Pennsylvania’s Main Line of Public Works, linking the state’s interior communities to major trade routes before the rise of railroads.
Referenced by (4)
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