Historical Marker Series

Ohio and Erie Canal

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Located at the crossing of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the National Road, Hebron was a favored commercial and agricultural center for Licking County in the nineteenth century. Only four miles north of the city Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York turned the …
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The Ohio-Erie Canal1825-1913Seeking 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 of …
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Sounds of boat horns and brawling packet crews resounded for many years at this lock and 142 others on the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal was a 308-mile water toll road built between 1825 and 1832 from Lake Erie at Cleveland to the Ohio River at Portsmouth.…
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The village of Hebron lost its first mill to a fire in 1881. By the mid 1880's, a new mill took its place and continued operation into the 1990's, making it the longest running business in Hebron. by 1891, the Hebron Mill converted from water power to a 35 …
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Where the Water Met the Road While the citizens of St. Clairsville, in eastern Ohio, celebrated the groundbreaking for the National Road on July 4, 1825, construction began on the Ohio & Erie Canal on the same day at Licking Summit (now Heath, Licking Coun…
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Lock 38 is one of the few restored, working locks along the historic Ohio & Erie Canal. Locks are like elevators - they raise and lower boats between levels. State engineers designed 44 locks to deal with a 395 foot rise in elevation from Cleveland to Akron…
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Mule Power. Towing Canal Boats. Hi, I'm Blossom. During the canal days.mules like me walked the towpath, pulling heavy boats behind us. We were strong engines, able to haul 60 tons or more of freight. Mules worked in teams of two or three. Cargo boats had a…
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