Records, 1789-1792.

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Records, 1789-1792.

Papers pertaining to the canal at the falls of Conewago Creek and company correspondence.

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Conewago Canal Company

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The Conewago Canal Company built the Conewago Canal on the Susquehanna River at Conewago Falls, Lancaster County, Penn. The company was founded in 1792 by a group of Pennsylvania investors with the support of the state legislature. The locks were officially opened in 1797 and the company was sold to its creditors in 1800. From the guide to the Conewago Canal Company records, 1788-1820, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) The Conewag...