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MAPS
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Map of the Bald Eagle &
Spring Creek Navigation – 1835 
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Clinton and Centre Counties map
– 1872
Shows the route of the canal.
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Lock Haven – 1885
Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2
and 5.
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Centre County – 1861
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Bellefonte – 1887
A view of
the former canal route is on Image 1.
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Clinton County – 1862
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GENERAL
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A Report from the President
and Managers of the Bald Eagle and Spring Creek
Navigation Company to the Stockholders – 1837
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Background to the Virtual Walking Tour
of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
A brief history of the town,
including the role of the canal in its development.
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Bald Eagle & Spring Creek
Navigation
A brief history and description of
the canal. Map and links to related sites.
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Bald Eagle & Spring Creek
Navigation
A brief history and description of the navigation
system.
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Bald Eagle and Spring Creek
Navigation Co.
A brief history of the navigation
system. Map and historical painting.
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Bald Eagle and Spring Creek
Navigation Company Canal Lock No. 11
A brief history of the
canal. Includes a map.
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Bald Eagle and Spring Creek
Navigation facts for kids
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Bald Eagle & Spring Creek
Navigation Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
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Bald Eagle Crosscut Canal at Main
Street
A historical photo of the canal.
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Canal at Eagle Iron Works
A brief history of the canal.
Includes a map.
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Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make
reference to the canal.
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Curtin Village
A brief history of the community,
including a timeline of key events, among them being
the construction of the canal.
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Curtin Village
A brief history of the community,
including the role of the canal in its development.
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Daniel Rupp's 1847 History of Centre
County, PA
A history of the county, including
reference to the expected impact of the canal, when it
is completed.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical documents.
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History of Centre and Clinton
Counties
A brief history of the canal is on page 170.
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Ironmasters on the Canal
Wharf: Centre County and the Pennsylvania Canal
A brief history of the
canal. Historical and current photos.
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Journal, Volume 2 – 1848
A report regarding tolls begins on page 273.
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Journal, Volume 63, Part 2 –
1853
The annual statement of receipts and expenditures begins
on page 279.
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Laws of the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – 1866
The Act incorporating the canal company begins on page
828.
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Miscellaneous Documents, Read
in the Legislature of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania – 1860
The annual report for the canal company begins on page
1108.
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Pennsylvania Newspaper
Archive
A set of historical articles making reference to the
canal.
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Railroads of the Spring Creek
Watershed
Includes a brief history of the
navigation system.
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Rails to Penn State: The
Story of the Bellefonte Central
A brief history of the canal is on page 3.
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Report of the Canal
Commissioners with Accompanying Documents – 1840
A report regarding the canal begins on page 32.
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Report to the stockholders of
the Bald Eagle and Spring Creek Navigation Company –
1836
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The First Report of the
President and Managers of the Bald Eagle and Spring
Creek Navigation Company to the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, and the Stock Holders, Volume 2, Issue
9 – 1935
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Virtual Walking Tour of
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Includes a brief history of the
canal. Current photo.
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