I would also be interested in the canal information. Quite a few of my ancestors were canalmen. At 10:51 PM 09/15/1999 -0400, you wrote: > > > > Thanks very much for the info, Shari. Seems like a strange name for a >town! > > > > Kirk > > > > There seems to be a little confusion about Union Depost, PA. There is a >very > > small town near Hummelstown and Hershey, called Union Deposit. It does >not > > have a post office of its own, but instead uses the Hershey post office. > > > This is most likely the Union Deposit, PA you are looking for. It is in > > Dauphin County, but not too far from the Lebanon County line. > > > >The origin of the name is indeed curious. If my memory is correct, the >union canal ran through or by union deposit. I wonder if the name of the >town derives from its connection with the canal. If someone on the list has >more information on this, I would be interested in learning more about the >town. (I had some ancestors who owned land in the area.) > >On the subject of the Union Canal, is there a good source of information >about the operation of the canal, the employees, employment records, etc.? >I have a different ancestor who supposedly worked as a carpenter for the >Union Canal. (Perhaps he built locks?) Are there records that I might >examine? If so, where? > >Dave > >David N. Blauch, Associate Professor >Department of Chemistry, Davidson College >P.O. Box 1719, Davidson, NC 28036 >Tel. (704) 892-2308 FAX (704) 892-2709 >http://www.chm.davidson.edu/dablauch/dablauch.html > > > >==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== >If you have a personal web page, please share your URL with us! ============================================================ Jon Rhan mailto:jrhan@viewlogic.com Corporate Applications Engineer Viewlogic Systems Inc. 293 Boston Post Road West Marlboro, MA 01752-4615 800-223-8439 x5262 www.viewlogic.com Support: mailto:Systems-Support@Viewlogic.com ============================================================