Providence Metropark Sluice Gates - Grand Rapids, Ohio
N 41° 25.042 W 083° 52.163
17T E 260196 N 4589064
Located at 13827 Old US 24 HWY in Grand Rapids, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WMFZB4
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2012
Views: 9
The Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via an artificial waterway. The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Over 460 miles long, it was the longest canal ever built in North America. This sluice gate was used to control the water flow in the canal that powered the Isaac Ludwig Mill.
Name of Waterway.: Miami Wabash & Erie canal
Roughly when was the Waterway created?: 1850's
Is this waterway working?: Working
What is the condition of the sluice gate?: Excellent working order
What is/was the water used for?: Other
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