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10 Mesmerizing Photos That
Show Cincinnati’s Canal History Like Never Before
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17 Curious Facts About the
Miami and Erie Canal
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A Brief History of New
Bremen, Ohio
Includes a brief history of the canal and its impact on
the community.
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A Brief History Of Ottoville
Includes a brief history and description of the canal
and the impact it had on the community.
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"A
Canal for the West: The Miami & Erie Canal"
video
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A Dayton History Experience
A collection of historical photos of the canal.
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A History and Biographical
Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio – 1882
Reference to the canal is on page 136.
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A Standard History of Allen
County, Ohio – 1921
Reference to the canal is on page 160.
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Acts
of the State of Ohio, Part 2 - 1920
A 1920 act to abandon part of the
canal between Toledo and Maumee begins on page 1138.
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American
Electrician, Volume 15 – 1903
An article about the experimental electrical traction
systems tried out on the canal. Historical
photos.
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Annual Report By Ohio. Board
of Public Works – 1910
A list of toll collectors is on page 6; a list of lock
tenders is on page 7; a status of construction is on
page 11; financial statements begin on page 18;
appropriations for reconstruction of the southen portion
of the canal is on page 22.
Additional details appear throughout the rest of
report.
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Annual Report, Issues 66-69
by Ohio Public Works Dept. – 1905
A list of toll collectors and lock tenders
begins on page 13; financial statements begin on
page 18; a table of expenditures and recipts from
1829 through 1904 are on pages 33-36; a report on
electrical haulage of boats on the canal begins on page
46; a listing of repairs begins on page 80; tonage
statistics of goods transported begins on page
87. Additional details appear throughout the
rest of report.
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Annual Report of the Ohio
Canal Commission – 1897
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Annual Report of the Ohio
Canal Commission – 1904
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Annual Report of the State
Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history begins on page 1401.
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Annual Reports for 1900
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Annual Reports for 1901
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Annual Reports for 1902
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Annual Reports for 1903
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Annual Reports for 1904
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Annual Reports for 1905
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Annual Reports for 1907
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Annual and Biennial Reports
for 1909
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Boat on Miami and Erie Canal
in Montgomery County, Ohio
A historical photo of the canal.
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Canal boat photo
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Canal Company in Trouble
A link to the .pdf file of
a 1903 New York Times article about the canal.
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Canal Index Page – Shelby
County
Index to an extensive history of the canal.
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Canal Near the Maumee River
A historical photo of the canal.
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Canal Stories in the News
A set of newspaper articles about
the canal from the late 1880s.
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Canals
A brief history of the canal. Includes a map
and historical photos and postcards.
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Canals
A brief history of the canal in Cincinnati.
Historical photos and postcards.
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Canals for a Nation
A brief description and history of
the canal. History of the Miami Extension Canal
continues on page 130, and additional information
begins on page 133.
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Canals in Paulding County
Ohio
A brief history of canals in the county.
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Cincinnati: A Guide to the
Queen City and Its Neighbors
A brief history of the canal and its impact on the
region begins on page 58. Additional history
continues on page 207.
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Cincinnati, Ohio Street
Scenes
Two historical post cards, before and after removal of
the canal.
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Cincinnati Parks and Parkways
Historical photos are on pages 42 - 44.
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Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine
A history of the development of a German neighborhood
adjacent to the canal, after its completion.
Historical illustrations and photos on pages 10, 30 and
61.
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Dayton Canals &
Hydraulics: Front Street Backstory
A history of the hydraulic canals in Dayton.
Maps.
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Dayton History Digital
Collection
A collection of historical photos of the canal.
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Detailed
Statement of the Receipts and Disbursements of the
Public Money at the Ohio State Treasury, for the
Fiscal Years 1854 and 1855
Receipts from sales of canal lands in 1854 and 1855 are
on pages 17 and 173, respectively. Canal
tolls, fines and water rents are on pages 21 and
177. Receipts and expenditures begin on
pages 37 and 193.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical photos.
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Early Trade on Ohio’s Western
Canal
An article begins on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Executive
Documents, Annual Reports, Part 1 - 1857
A report on the Northern, Middle and
Southern Divisions of the canal begins on page 474.
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Fifteenth Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1851
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Fifty-fourth Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1892
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Franklin
Historical photos of the canal are on pages 33, 34
and 60.
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Fun on the Old Canal
An account of life along the canal in New Bremen.
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General Public Acts of
Congress Respecting the Sale and Disposition of the
Public Lands – 1838
An Act pertaining to the canal begins on page 447.
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Hamilton
References to the canal are on pages 6, 29, 30 and 68.
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Henry County History
Includes a brief history of the canal in the county,
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Henry County Parks: Culverts: A Special
Feature Found in the Canal Lands Along the Trail
A description and current photos of culverts still
remaining in the county.
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Henry County Parks: Rice Lock #42
Included in this blog is a
description and current photos of the lock, upstream
of Grand Rapids.
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Hiking Ohio
A brief history and description of the canal, with a
focus on the locks at Lockington, begins on page
210. A description of the Miami and Erie Canal
Corridor begins on page 253.
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Historical Collections of
Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State ..., Volume 2 –
1891
A description of the anticipated economic benefits of
the canal on Toledo is on page 406.
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History of Auglaize County,
Ohio – 1880
Reference to the canal is on page 81.
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History of Cincinnati and
Hamilton County, Ohio – 1894
Reference to the canal is on page 64.
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History of Delphos Canal Boat
Owners
A listing of local canal boat owners and their
respective boats.
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History of Defiance County,
Ohio – 1883
Reference to the canal is on page 106.
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History of Hamilton County Ohio
A brief history of the canal, with a
focus on its creation and early years.
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History of the City of Dayton
and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume 1 – 1909
Reference to the canal is on page 563.
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History of the City of Toledo
and Lucas County, Ohio – 1888
Reference to the canal is on page 444.
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History of the Maumee River
Basin - 1905
Links to references to the canal within the document.
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History of the Maumee Valley
- 1872
Links to references to the canal within the document.
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Horse Shoe Bend, Maumee
River, Napoleon, O.
A historical photo of the canal.
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Images in Time – Toledo Lucas
County Public Library
A collection of historical photos of the canal.
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Internal Improvements and
State Debt in Ohio – 1924
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Journal of the House of
Representatives of the State of Ohio, Volume 94 –
1900
A report on the state canal system, including the Miami
and Erie begins on page 132.
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Legendary Locals of
Tippecanoe to Tipp City
The role of the canal in the development of the
community is begins on pages 7.
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Life on the Canal
A collection of Delphos newspaper
articles from the 1870s, some of which relate to the
canal.
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Lock 14 South on the Miami
& Erie Canal - Troy, Ohio
Text of the historical marker at the lock
site. Current photo.
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Lockington
Locks
A brief description of the locks.
Current photos.
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Lockington Locks, Stairway of
the Canal
An article begins on page 8 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Maumee River
A description and history of the
river, including reference to the canal.
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Memoirs
of Lucas County and the City of Toledo: From the
Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present -
1910
A description of the canal in the Toledo area begins on
page 105.
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Miami Canal Contractor
Document
A photograph of the 1826 document.
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Miami Erie Canal, St. Marys,
Ohio
A historical photo of the canal.
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Miami-Erie Canal: Out of the
Box
Links
to blogs, maps and historical photos relating to the
canal. Enter the title in the search box to
access.
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Miami-Erie Canal Facts
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Miami-Erie
Canal Corridor Association
Home page of the association. Includes links to its
newsletter.
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Miami-Erie Canal Facts
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Miami & Erie Canal
A brief history and description of the canal, including
a detailed index of the canal structures.
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Miami & Erie Canal
A
brief history of the canal. Map,
historical and current photos.
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Miami & Erie Canal
A
brief history of the canal and detailed descriptions
of the conditions of structures along the length of
the canal.
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Miami & Erie Canal and
Cincinnati Subway
Historical
photos of the canal and abandoned subway.
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Miami & Erie Canal
History: When and Where was Dayton’s Canal?
Includes
historical photos.
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Miami
& Erie Canal Locks, Loramie Portage site
vicinity, Lockington, Shelby County, OH
A historical photo of the former canal locks.
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Miami & Erie Canal,
Warren County Canal, and the Cincinnati Subway
Extensive
histories of the three structures.
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Miami and Erie Canal
A brief history and description of
the canal. Current photo, map and links to related
sites.
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Miami and Erie Canal
Historical
photos of the canal.
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Miami and Erie Canal
Historical photos of the canal.
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Miami and Erie Canal
A brief history and description of
the canal. Map, historical and current photos and
links to related sites.
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Miami and Erie Canal
Excerpt of a history of the canal. Includes many
historical photos.
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Miami and Erie Canal
A
brief history of the canal. Historical
photos.
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Miami and Erie Canal Basin - Cincinnati
Photos
Historical photos of the canal.
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Miami
and Erie Canal Corridor Association
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Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut
A brief history and description of the
canal feature.
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Miami
and Erie Canal facts for kids
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Miami
and Erie Canal Historical Marker in Delphos
Photo of the marker.
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Miami and Erie Canal Images
A set of historical and current photos and maps.
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Miami and Erie Canal Images
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Miami and Erie Canal in
Dayton
A historical photo of the canal.
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Miami and Erie Canal:
Navigating across Ohio
A brief history of the canal. Historical
photos.
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Miami and Erie Canal Photos
An extensive collection of historical photos and related
documents.
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Miami and Erie Canal Photos
A small set of historical post cards of the canal.
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Miami and Erie Canal Photos –
Cincinnati
Historical photos of the canal.
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Miami and Erie Canal Photos - Maumee
and Toledo
A set of historical photos of the
canal in and near these cities.
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Miami
and Erie Canal Repair Ledger
A ledger chronicling the daily repairs and maintenance
required on the canal near Piqua.
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Miami Canal - Miami , Ohio –
1826
A statement of work performed on a section of the canal.
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Miami Township
Includes maps of the canal on pages 18,
23 and 56; historical photos on pages 57, 58, 59,
60, 65.
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Miami Valley Views 
The
article begins on page 20 of the May, 2014 issue of
the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.
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Middletown Ohio
Excerpt of a history of the town. Includes a
photo of a historical plaque for the canal on page 126.
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Middletown: The Steel City
Historical photos of the canal on page 15.
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Militiamen at a Riot
An 1887 newspaper article about the blowing up of one of
the canal's reserviors.
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Mitchell's Compendium of the
Internal Improvements of the United States – 1835
A brief description begins on page 68.
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New Bremen & The
Miami-Erie Canal
A brief history of the community, canal and the economic
impact of the canal on the commuity.
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New York Public Library
Digital Collections
Includes a link to a historical illustration.
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Ohio Historic Places
Dictionary, Volume 2
Descriptions of the "Deep Cut" at Spencerville are on
page 15; a canal historic district near West Chester on
page 99; the historical mill at Providence Metro Park on
page 923 and the Lockington Locks historical area on
page 1013.
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Ohio Memory
A collection of historical photos, maps and documents.
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Ohio: The Ohio Guide
Wages of the canal builders is on page 54; a brief
history of the state canals begins on page 69; of the
Miami and Erie Canal continuing on pages 198, 269 and
282.
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Ohio Water Power Information
Includes a brief history and description of this and
other Ohio canals.
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Paulding County, Ohio
A brief history and description of
the county, including reference to the canal.
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Photograph of the Miami and
Erie Canal, Middletown, Ohio, 1927 March
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Proceedings
of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association
An extensive history of the canal,
including the difficulties of construction, begins on
page 349.
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Remembering the Erie Canal
in Over-the-Rhine
Historical
photos of the canal in this Cincinnati neighborhood.
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Report of the Canal
Commission – 1894-1895
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Searching for the old Miami
and Erie Canal
An extensive 1987 newspaper article about the
history of the canal begins on page 5. Includes a
map, historical and current photos.
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Sixtieth Annual Report of the
Board of Public Works – 1898
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Sixty-third Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1901
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Sixty-fourth Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1902
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Sixty-fifth Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1903
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Sixty-sixth Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1904
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Sixty-seventh Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1905
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Sixty-eighth Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1906
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Sixty-ninth Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1907
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Seventieth Annual Report of
the Board of Public Works – 1908
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Seventy-first Annual Report
of the Board of Public Works – 1909
An index of links referencing the canal in the report.
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Small Deep Cut Canal
A historical photo of the canal.
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St.
Marys Ohio History
Includes a brief history of the canal
and reservoir.
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Take a Trip on the Canal
A
description of some of the former and remaining
features of the canal.
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Taylorsville MetroPark
A history of the park, the former
site of an important transportation community in the
state.
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