Canal Terminus
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N 41° 41.313 W 083° 29.115
17T E 293169 N 4618181
The original northernmost lock in a canal system which linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River was located near the foot of LaSalle Street.
Waymark Code: WM6XD
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2006
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The original northernmost lock in a canal system which linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River was located near the foot of LaSalle Street. Indiana's Wabash & Erie Canal (1843-1874) joined Ohio's Miami & Erie Canal (1845-1913) near Defiance and shared the same course to this location. Toledo's Swan Creek side cut became the northern terminus in 1864.
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Founded in 1835, by the following year Manhattan was a thriving village of 500 inhabitants. It boasted warehouses, docks, a hotel, a post office, a newspaper, and the first bank in Lucas County. Commercial rival, Toledo, won the canal business and Buffalo investors withdrew their support. Manhattan collapsed overnight. The state of Ohio abandoned the Toledo-to-Manhattan canal link in 1864.
Marker Number: 26-48
County: Lucas
Significance of Location: Place
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Bicentenial Mark: Not Listed
Website address: Not listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
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