Private company
Tioga Navigation Company
19th-century Pennsylvania transportation company
The Tioga Navigation Company was incorporated on February 20, 1826, under a special act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, with the aim of constructing improved river navigation or a canal to facilitate the shipment of coal from the Blossburg coal fields to markets near the New York state line. Its property, rights, and franchises passed to the Tioga Railroad on January 5, 1852, by right of corporate succession.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Tioga Navigation Company was incorporated on February 20, 1826, under a special act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, with the aim of constructing improved river navigation or a canal to facilitate the shipment of coal from the Blossburg coal fields to markets near the New York state line. Its property, rights, and franchises passed to the Tioga Railroad on January 5, 1852, by right of corporate succession.2
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