Miami and Erie Canal, New Bremen

Lockkeeper's House

The Lockkeeper's House was the residence of the Lockkeeper and his family. The Lockkeeper was on duty 24 hours a day, seven days per week, and was responsible for operating the lock as needed to move boats through ...

The Miami and Erie Canal Lift Bridge

The lift bridge built in 1899 across the Miami & Erie Canal at Third Street (now Central Ave.), was the third bridge at this site since the canal began in 1825. An electric motor was used to raise the ...

The Miami and Erie Canal in Middletown

Port Middletown Plaza

Ohio's canal system was the most effective between 1827 and 1850, before the introduction of the railroads. In Middletown, the canal was still used well into the 20th century but in 1913 a devastating flood destroyed much ...

Miami and Erie Canal

Lock 13

Ohio Dept. Natural Resources

Division of Water

Miami and Erie Canal

Lock 13

.1 mile Lock 12 ->

Marker can be reached from East Spring Street (Route 29) near South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east.

Miami and Erie Canal / Delphos

Anthony Wayne Parkway

[West Side of Marker]: Miami and Erie Canal

This marker is on the right-of-way of the old Miami and Erie Canal. Gov. DeWitt Clinton of New York broke ground for the canal on July 21, 1825 just ...

Miami and Erie Canal

Lock 13

Ohio Dept. Natural Resources

Division of Water

Miami and Erie Canal

Lock 13

.1 mile Lock 12 ->

Marker can be reached from East Spring Street (Route 29) near South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east.

The Miami & Erie Canal and New Bremen

Begun in 1833, the Miami Extension linked the Miami Canal in Dayton to the Wabash & Erie Canal at Junction. Engineering difficulties, epidemics and the Panic of 1837 delayed completion of the Extension until June 1845, when the packet boat ...