Which was opened first, Louisville and Portland Canal or Schuylkill Canal?
Louisville and Portland Canal:  The canal opened in 1830 as the private Louisville and Portland Canal Company but was gradually bought out during the 19th century by the federal government, which had invested heavily in its construction, maintenance, and improvement. Schuylkill Canal: Schuylkill Canal is the common, but technically inaccurate, name for the Schuylkill Navigation, a 19th-century commercial waterway in and along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Schuylkill Canal:  Chartered in 1815, the Schuylkill Navigation opened in 1825 to provide transportation and water power.
Schuylkill Canal