A 72-page-book, Wiconisco Canal from Purpose & Hope to Only Memories: Clark’s Ferry, Halifax, Millersburg, 1848-1889, by Pearl Bretz Hane, was published in 2013 by the Halifax Area Historical Society, P.O. Box 562, Halifax, Pennsylvania 17032. The cover of the book is pictured above.
The book includes the following:
- The Wiconisco Canal, 1848-1889
- Robert Fulton and Canal System
- Construction of Northern Central Railreoad Through Halifax, 1856-1858
- History by Abe
- Irish and the Wiconisco Canal
- The Last Raft Down the Susquehanna River – April 10, 1911
- Canal Men
- Moorhead Family of McClellan, Halifax Township
- Stage Coach Through Halifax
- Halifax Ferry Boat History
- Ferry Boat Construction and Their Routes
- Historic Site revealed in 1950 Along Susquehanna River
- River Navigaton
- Water Front Street Buildings
- Wiconisco Canal Blueprint and Dauphin County Map
- A Tribute to Lee Noblet
- The Wiconisco Canal, Railroad and Coal
- Lime Kiln – Halifax Area
- Canal Boat Replica by Leon Hooper
- Canal Closing Aftermath Surprises Steelton Residents
- History in Photos
- Maps of Canal Route
- Patrick M. Reynolds – Recorder of History
- Volunteers with Wiconisco Canal Mile Marker from Tourist Park Area
- Clark’s Ferry Bridge at Green’s Dam
- Flood Destruction of Wiconisco Canal Bed at Halifax, 1889
- Canal’s Old Wooden Clark’s Ferry Bridge Coming to an End
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For information on the availability of this book, contact the Halifax Area Historical Society through their Facebook Page, or write to the address in the first paragraph of this blog post.
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