Ohio and Erie Canal

The Ohio and Erie Canal, built between 1825 and 1832, had a significant influence on Ohio's economy. In the early 19th century Ohio was largely rural and dependent on subsistence agriculture as the primary business. The canal, which cost nearly ...

The Wabash & Erie Canal

Operating The Canal

[ Front ]

The Longest Canal in North America

Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal

Delphi, Indiana

The Wabash & Erie Canal extended 468 miles

from Toledo, Ohio to Evansville, Indiana

On March 2, 1827, a Congressional ...

Wabash & Erie Canal

Trade and emigration route from Lake Erie to Evansville. Completed through Logansport 1840. Followed Erie Avenue and 5th Street, crossing Eel River by wooden aqueduct. Abandoned about 1876.

Marker is at the intersection of North 5th Street and North Street, ...

Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23

Erie Canal Lock 23

The stonework surrounding you is the remains of lock 23 of the Enlarged Erie Canal. Canal boats, drawn by mules and horses, passed through the chambers on either side of you on their way toward revolutionizing transportation ...

The Ohio and Erie Canal / Canal Dover Toll House

1825 - 1913

The Ohio-Erie Canal

1825-1913

Seeking an alternate transportation route to distant markets, many farmers and manufacturers in Ohio wanted to connect the Ohio River to Lake Erie with a canal. Beginning in Cleveland the Ohio-Erie Canal ran south, the length ...

The Erie Canal

For nearly a century, canal boats were pulled by mules and horse over this portion of New York State's famed Erie Canal.

One of the slowest and most crowded parts of the waterway started to the north of the Flatts at ...

Erie Canal Enlargement

Begun in the 1830's and enlarged to 70'x 56'x 7'. The improvement included double and larger locks and the capacity of handling more traffic. The enlargement was used until 1918 when the barge canal opened and horse-drawn boats became a ...

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.

To Commemorate The Wabash and Erie Canal

Which Operated 1841 - - 1872

Between Toledo, Ohio, and Evansville, Indiana.

And which, through Lafayette

paralleled the Wabash River,

crossing Main Street at

the East end of the bridge.

Marker is on Main Street west of North 4th Street, on the left when ...

Ohio and Erie Canal Lock 22

The Ohio and Erie Canal Lock 22, constructed from 1830-1831, is the only canal lock in Groveport. Constructed by W.H. Richardson as part of his $2,937 bid to build section 52 of the canal, the sandstone lock is 117 feet ...