From 1829 through approximately 1857, the Conestoga Navigation Company operated a slackwater canal between Lancaster and Safe Harbor in Pennsylvanai. Passengers and freight could board a barge at Reigart’s Landing on South Prince Street and travel down the Conestoga to the Susquehanna River.
Historical records do not indicate what passangers recieved upon booking passage. Although it was likely a ticket when examining other canal systems for the same time period.
For the 2021 Water Week activities, an adventure was created to transport kayaks along the old canal route. One of the prizes they would recieve for completing the voyage would be a 3D printed Conestoga Navigation Company token.
This design is based based on a real token used by the Conestoga Transportation Company. They operated a trolley system throughout Lancaster County in the early 1900s.
I updated the design to read Navigation instead of Transportation.
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