What is the Muncy Canal Archaeology Project?
The Muncy Canal project is preliminary research at a historically important archaeological site that the Muncy Historical Society has initiated as they prepare to develop a Heritage Park and Nature Trail. One of the faults of history is that not all of the things you read are true or accurate. Since history is subjective — written with a very narrow point of view — archaeology can help historians sort through the data. The question at the Muncy Canal project is simple: “Do we really know what happened here and who lived here?” and “Is what we read in the history books accurate?
