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- "View of Northumberland (on the Susquehanna)," circa 1840 - The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States. The Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Canal [incorrectly identified in the later typewritten caption], which opened in 1831, connected the North and West Branches of the canal at Northumberland. This engraving illustrates a packet boat using the canal, with two flatboats floating nearby on the river.
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
"View of Northumberland (on the Susquehanna)," circa 1840
The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States. The Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Canal [incorrectly identified in the later typewritten caption], which opened in 1831, connected the North and West Branches of the canal at Northumberland. This engraving illustrates a packet boat using the canal, with two flatboats floating nearby on the river.