National Historic Landmark-Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut

National Historic Landmark- Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut

Begun in 1825, the Miami and Erie Canal was one of Ohio's two major artificial waterways. It stretched from Cincinnati to Toledo, by way of Dayton; the canal brought settlers into ...

Miami and Erie Canal

Ohio Historical Marker

The Wabash & Erie Canal opened between Toledo and Lafayette, Indiana, May 8, 1843. The Miami Extension Canal was completed to Junction, Ohio, on July 4, 1845, linking the Wabash & Erie Canal with Cincinnati and resulting ...

The "Short Level" of the Miami and Erie Canal

To the left is the "Short Level" of the Miami and Erie Canal. The canal extension from Dayton to Toledo was completed in 1837. Linking the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. Travel took only five days to Toledo and ...

Miami and Erie Canal

Lock 24

Ohio Dept. Natural Resources

Division of Water

Miami and Erie Canal

Lock 24

Jennings Creek

.8 mile Lock 23 ->

Marker is on North Main Street 0.2 miles south of Gessner Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Start of the Miami and Erie Canal

1825 - 1929

In emulation of those who, July 21, 1825,

here began the building of the

Miami & Erie Canal,

this Ohio property was rededicated

November 2, 1929, to its original purpose -

transportation, with the confident hope

that ...

Miami and Erie Canal Lock 15

[Side A:]

This section of the Miami and Erie Canal, constructed from 1833-1837, was vital to this region's commerce and development. It allowed for farmers and businesses to get their goods to larger markets at a lower cost and ...

Miami-Erie and Wabash-Erie Canals

Junction, Ohio

On this site, the Miami and Erie Canal, that came north from Cincinnati and the Ohio River, intersected with the Wabash and Erie Canal that came from Fort Wayne and Evansville, Indiana. From this point, which became the ...

The Miami and Erie Canal

The Miami and Erie Canal

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Over this site once flowed the Miami and

Erie Canal, linking the Ohio River with the

Maumee and Lake Erie. The canal was opened

in 1827 and was finally drained in 1920.

Miami and Erie Canal, New Bremen

Locking Through

Lock One North is one of 105 locks used to raise and lower boats traveling between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Large wooden gates were built at each end of the lock to hold water in the ...

Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut / Miami and Erie Canal

Anthony Wayne Parkway

Miami & Erie Canal, Deep Cut

You are on that section of the Miami and Erie Canal where the greatest excavation was made – a section that has been known over the years as “Deep Cut.” The ...