The Ohio-Erie Canal 1825-1913 / The Ohio-Erie Canal In Tuscarawas County 1825-1913 #5-79
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Quick Description: Lock 13
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 9/1/2008 12:11:35 PM
Waymark Code: WM4JYA
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Long Description:Seeking an alternative 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 the state, to Portsmouth.
The canal was a total of 308 miles long, 40 feet wide at the
surface, and 4 feet deep. The Ohio-Erie Canal opened for traffic
along its entire length in 1832 and consequently effected great
change. Population along the canal increased, and commercial,
political, and industrial growth in Ohio boomed. Products grown and
manufactured in this previously isolated region now had access to
world markets. Profits for farmers and merchants increased, and the
entire state economy was bolstered. With the rise of railroads in
the 1860s, however, canals were destined to become obsolete because
the railroad was a faster and more dependable means of
transportation. The canal system ceased to operate altogether after
a disastrous flood in 1913.
Side B : "The Ohio-Erie Canal In Tuscarawas County 1825-1913"
The section of the Ohio-Erie Canal that ran through Tuscarawas
County began at Summit Lake near Barberton and ran through the
county to Dresden. This was a drop in elevation of 238 feet in less
than 109 miles. The canal crossed the Tuscarawas River and the
Tuscarawas County line on an aqueduct north of Zoar, and ran from
Lock 7 in Zoar to Newcomerstown, where it leaves the county below
Lock 21. A total of 15 locks were in Tuscarawas County. You are
standing in front of Lock 13. (custom art work map)