Schuylkill Navigation System
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:canal
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gptkbp:abandoned |
20th century
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gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Schuylkill_Navigation_Company
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gptkbp:competitionFrom |
gptkb:Philadelphia_and_Reading_Railroad
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gptkbp:declinedAfter |
mid-19th century
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gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:Philadelphia
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gptkbp:features |
canals
locks slackwater pools |
gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Schuylkill_River
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major coal transport route in 19th century Pennsylvania
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Schuylkill Navigation System
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gptkbp:length |
108 miles
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:numberOfLocks |
over 60
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gptkbp:opened |
1825
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gptkbp:purpose |
transportation of anthracite coal
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gptkbp:startPoint |
gptkb:Port_Carbon
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gptkbp:status |
defunct
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Manayunk_Canal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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