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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WG4_pioneer-cabin-historical_New-Bremen-OH.html
This home has been restored from logs and the floor plan of the second oldest cabin in Mercer County. It is an example of a shelter the earliest settlers used in the 1830's. At the first sign of spring, a German immigrant family would move north f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF96_miami-and-erie-canal-new-bremen_New-Bremen-OH.html
Locking ThroughLock 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 lock. A boat, pulled by a team of mules woul…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF69_bowstring-girder_New-Bremen-OH.html
Constructed in 1864, this is the oldest cast iron "bowstring girder" bridge in Ohio. Originally part of a three-span structure over the Auglaize River in Wapakoneta, the bridge was moved to Moulton Angle Road north of New Knoxville in 1904. In 198…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF68_loramie-summit_New-Bremen-OH.html
The Miami Erie Canal, built 1825-1845, 244.5 miles long, was a transporter of passengers and freight between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. This section is Loramie Summit., a 21 mile plateau of water retained by Lock 1-N (this marker) and Lock 1-S …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF28_miami-and-erie-canal-new-bremen_New-Bremen-OH.html
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 lock. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD6K_the-miami-erie-canal-and-new-bremen_New-Bremen-OH.html
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 Banner …