cade . ▁ ▁Historical ▁development ▁The ▁Con oy ▁Canal ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁to ▁by pass ▁the ▁C one w ago ▁F alls ▁on ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁River ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁century . ▁The ▁canal ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Main line ▁Canal ▁which ▁ran ▁from ▁Harris burg ▁to ▁Pitts burgh . ▁The ▁Con oy ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁ran ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁main line ▁system . ▁ ▁Ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁along ▁its ▁route , ▁including ▁the ▁restored ▁lock ▁at ▁Fal mouth . ▁Stone ▁walls ▁that ▁separate ▁the ▁trail ▁from ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁the ▁d itch , ▁which ▁are ▁all ▁that ▁remain ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁water way , ▁are ▁found ▁between ▁the ▁to w path ▁and ▁rail road ▁line . ▁ ▁Tra il ▁development ▁The ▁trail ▁follows ▁the ▁canal , ▁and ▁with ▁minimal ▁construction ▁along ▁the ▁path , ▁it ▁remains ▁mostly ▁un p aved . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁brid ges ▁throughout ▁the ▁trail ▁allowing ▁passage ▁over ▁small ▁streams ▁or ▁er oded ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁canal . ▁ ▁Rem ains ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁exist ▁all ▁along ▁the ▁trail , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁still ▁bear ▁the ▁original ▁stone work ▁and ▁lo cks ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁canal ' s ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁ ▁Pic nic ▁area ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁at ▁the ▁Fal mouth ▁Tra il head , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁l ined ▁with ▁one ▁hundred ▁feet ▁of ▁pick et ▁f ence ▁and