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The Canal Boat That Traveled to Water by Wagon

The completion of a canal boat in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, turned into a large celebration in the town. It had to be loaded onto a wagon and taken to the canal, several miles away.

October 14, 2026 · Terry Diener · Additional Credits: Credits: Old Schuylkill Tales, Ella Zerbey Elliott, 1906, Page 137; Schuylkill County Historic Gleanings by Sarah Ann McCool, originally published by Thomas J. Foster in the Shenandoah Weekly Herald from February 7, 1874 to November 27, 1875; Schuylkill County Historical Society; Photo Credit, Old Schuylkill Tales, Facing Page 67