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The Junction Canal was a canal in the states of New York and Pennsylvania in the United States. The canal was also called the Arnot Canal, after the name of its principal stockholder, John Arnot of Elmira, New York. The canal was built and operated by a private stock company. The canal was partly open in 1854, but the entire length was not finished until 1858. The completed canal was 18 miles (29 km) long and had 11 locks. Then intent was to lengthen the reach of the Chemung Canal deeper into Pennsylvania in order to connect to the canal systems there. Competition with railroads led to diminished use of the canal. In 1865 the canal was severely damaged by a flood. In 1866, the stock company was authorized to change its name to the "Junction Canal and Railroad Company," and work commenced i

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rdfs:label	Junction Canal (en)
rdfs:comment	The Junction Canal was a canal in the states of New York and Pennsylvania in the United States. The canal was also called the Arnot Canal, after the name of its principal stockholder, John Arnot of Elmira, New York. The canal was built and operated by a private stock company. The canal was partly open in 1854, but the entire length was not finished until 1858. The completed canal was 18 miles (29 km) long and had 11 locks. Then intent was to lengthen the reach of the Chemung Canal deeper into Pennsylvania in order to connect to the canal systems there. Competition with railroads led to diminished use of the canal. In 1865 the canal was severely damaged by a flood. In 1866, the stock company was authorized to change its name to the "Junction Canal and Railroad Company," and work commenced i (en)
foaf:name	(en) Junction Canal (en)
name	Junction Canal (en)
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dcterms:subject	Transportation buildings and structures in Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1854 establishments in the United States Transportation in Tioga County, New York Canals opened in 1854 Canals in New York (state) Canals in Pennsylvania Transportation in Chemung County, New York
Wikipage page ID	2751472 (xsd:integer)
Wikipage revision ID	871248695 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	List of canals in New York List of canals in the United States Borough Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Canal (North Branch Division) Chemung Canal Elmira, New York Transportation buildings and structures in Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1854 establishments in the United States Transportation in Tioga County, New York Canals opened in 1854 Canals in New York (state) Canals in Pennsylvania Athens, Pennsylvania New York (state) Canal Transportation in Chemung County, New York
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.americancanals.org/ http://www.pacanalsociety.org/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080907170126/http:/ww2.lafayette.edu/~techclin/canal/ncm/index.html
sameAs	Junction Canal Junction Canal Junction Canal Junction Canal Junction Canal
start point	Elmira, New York
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alt	A network of east-west canals and connecting railroads spanned Pennsylvania from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. North-south canals connecting with this east-west canal ran between West Virginia and Lake Erie on the west, Maryland and New York in the center, and along the border with Delaware and New Jersey on the east. Many shorter canals connected cities such as York, Port Carbon, and Franklin to the larger network. (en)
image caption	Map of historic Pennsylvania canals and connecting railroads (en)
status	Abandoned except for historic interest (en)
has abstract	The Junction Canal was a canal in the states of New York and Pennsylvania in the United States. The canal was also called the Arnot Canal, after the name of its principal stockholder, John Arnot of Elmira, New York. The canal was built and operated by a private stock company. The canal was partly open in 1854, but the entire length was not finished until 1858. The completed canal was 18 miles (29 km) long and had 11 locks. Then intent was to lengthen the reach of the Chemung Canal deeper into Pennsylvania in order to connect to the canal systems there. Competition with railroads led to diminished use of the canal. In 1865 the canal was severely damaged by a flood. In 1866, the stock company was authorized to change its name to the "Junction Canal and Railroad Company," and work commenced in constructing a railroad on its right of way. The canal was last used in 1871, and was then abandoned. (en)
connects to	Pennsylvania Canal (North Branch Division) Chemung Canal
date began	1853 (xsd:integer)
date closed	1871 (xsd:integer)
date completed	1858 (xsd:integer)
date use	1854 (xsd:integer)
end point	Athens, Pennsylvania
locks	11 (xsd:integer)
original owner	Junction Canal Company (en)
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foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Junction_Canal
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of canals in New York List of canals in the United States Pennsylvania Canal (North Branch Division) Pennsylvania Canal Chemung Canal Elmira, New York
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