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Union Canal Tunnel LbNA #63554

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Nov 17, 2012
Location: Union Canal Tunnel Park
City:West Lebanon
County:Lebanon
State:Pennsylvania
Boxes:1
Planted by:GeoJoe
Found by: Janila
Last found:Jan 2, 2016
Status:FFFF
Last edited:Jan 3, 2016
Union Canal Tunnel

Union Canal Tunnel Park is located in West Lebanon at 25th and Union Canal Drive.

Print this page and take a pen with you to write down the necessary clues as you find them. The Union Canal Tunnel Park Map can be downloaded from
http://lebanoncountyhistoricalsociety.org/canal-tunnel/union-canal-tunnel-park
Please take the time to read about the history of this unique historical landmark.


Find the monument in the center of the parking lot for your first clue.
The 1st clue is encrypted using the south plaque.

1-1/2-5/3-10/9-4/1-10 SPACE 5-7/3-9/7-8/6-22 SPACE 16-3/6-4/2-5/4-3/6-16/7-13
__ __ __ __ __ SPACE __ __ __ __ SPACE __ __ __ __ __ __

From the monument take an azimuth of 260 degrees for 250 meters across the open field to Dynamite Hill, a wooded stand of trees. On the west end find the lone bench. Have a seat, turn around and notice the square stone behind the bench at the base of a tree. Discretely look beside the stone under a smaller stone to find a hollow stone. Inside you will find the 2nd clue ______.
Head west down the tree lined Blue Bird Trail until you come to Farm Lane that heads north. Soon Farm Lane abruptly turns right and on the left side of the lane you will see an old electric pole. On the pole find a silver letter and some numbers. Use the higher number and subtract 26 for the 3rd clue_____ foot falls. Continue east on Farm Lane as you will soon find yourself at the South Portal of the canal tunnel. Follow the steps down to the portal and look to the opposite side of the canal wall where you will see two plaques, use the lower plaque to decrypt 4th clue.

2-6 / 1-1 / 2-2 / 4-1 / 2-9
__ __ __ __ __

Continue up the black path over the Canal. The trail will lead to a small parking area but you will head east across the Presidents Lawn. At the end of the lawn you will come to a trail that goes due east back into a wooded area that leads you to the clues you found to find the box.

On the East side of _______ ________ __________ (1st Clue)you will find ________(4th Clue). From the South West corner of the 4th clue proceed __________(2nd Clue)degrees magnetic for ________(3rd Clue) footfalls and look under a SPOR.