Miami And Erie Canal, Deep Cut - Spencerville OH
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nomadwillie
N 40° 41.034 W 084° 21.911
16T E 722659 N 4507006
Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964 it is one of two Ohio's major artificial waterways.
Waymark Code: WMP08B
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2015
Views: 3
The Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut is a preserved, 6,600 feet long, segment of the Miami and Erie Canal. In order to avoid using locks to go over a ridge, the canal was dug deeply into the ridge, far more than the 5-foot (1.5 m) depth of the canal itself. Workers dug the canal bed up to 52 feet (16 m) into the blue clay ridge that separated the St. Marys and Auglaize River watersheds.
Begun in 1825 the canal stretched from Cincinnati to Toledo via Dayton. It is located in a park maintained by the State of Ohio.
Street address:
2 mi. S of Spencerville on OH 66
Spencerville, OH
County / Borough / Parish: Allen
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Landscape
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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