Ohio and Erie Canal

The Ohio - Erie Canal ( engl. The Ohio and Erie Canal ), and Ohio Canal, was a canal in the U.S. state of Ohio. He joined the opening into the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie to the Ohio River. Today are preserved sections of the channel to the National Historic Landmarks of the United States and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Description

The canal was built in the early 19th century and combined with the Akron Cuyahoga River near its mouth in Lake Erie in Cleveland. A few years later he was connected to the Ohio River near Portsmouth (Ohio ), whereupon further connections to other canal systems in Pennsylvania and Ohio were created.

The 496 km long canal was used to transport goods in the years 1827-1861, until the volume of goods decreased rapidly on the channel by the construction of the railway. From 1862 to 1913, the channel served as a water reservoir for the nearby industrial establishments and settlements. 1913 a large part of the canal was abandoned after considerable sections had been destroyed by a flood.

Today, most of the resulting fragments by the National Park Service or the Ohio Department of Natural Resources are managed. These serve both as a public leisure and recreational areas as well continue as a water reservoir for some farms. Parts of the channel are under monument protection, particularly the Ohio and Erie Canal Historic District, a National Historic Landmark of the United States.

Popular with visitors to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park are hiking and biking on the 30 km long towpath ( Towpath Trail ) at Valley View.

Pictures

Position of the " Ohio and Erie Canal Visitors Center " in Valley View

Lock "Deep Lock 28" in 1985

The Ohio - Erie Canal in 1902

Restored lock " Twelve Mile Lock 38 ", Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Restored canal boat