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Deposition of Philo Chamberlin
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal; Cleveland
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Deposition of General L.V. Bierce
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal;
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Deposition of General George W. McNeil
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal; mills
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Deposition of A. H. Cummins
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal; Mills
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A Brief History of Akron
Akron; Middlebury; Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Railroads; Cuyahoga Falls; Cuyahoga River; Lake Erie; Summit Lake; Portange Path; Summit County; Cleveland; Cascade Mill; Cascade Race; Cascade; Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad; Cleveland, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railroad; Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad; Erie Railroad; B. & O. Railroad; Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Electric Line; A. & C. F. Rapid Transit; Portage County; Twinsburg; Northfield Township; Boston; Hudson; Stow; Northampton; Portage; Tallmadge; Springfield; Coventry; Ritchfield; Bath; Copley; Norton; Green; Franklin; Summit City; Civil War; American Indians; Diamond Match Company; Mills; Manufacturing; B. F. Goodrich Company; Rubber Industry; Banks and banking; Schools; Churches; Buchtel College; First Universalist Church; Parks; Grace Park; Union Park; Perkins Park; Pleasant Park; Neptune Park; Akron Public Library; Clubs and Organizations; Military; Businesses
This history of Akron, Ohio appears in the Art Work of Akron, Ohio series and is spread out over the nine parts. It covers the time period from the early founding of the city along the Ohio Canal to 1898,...
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Canals - The Sylph
Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Canal Boats;
Men and women standing on the top of "The Sylph" canal boat. The Sylph was the first packet on the Ohio canal. In the 1820s, Ohio had many natural resources but no way of getting these resouces to the...
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Canals - Map
Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Maps; Ohio;
An early map of the Ohio & Erie Canal. In the 1820s, Ohio had many natural resources but no way of getting these resouces to the east coast markets. Ohio had very few roads, and its rivers were inadequate...
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Deposition of William Merrill
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal;
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Deposition of John A. Botzum
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal; Northampton Township, Ohio;
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Deposition of George T. McCurdy
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal;
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Deposition of Philo McCoy
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal; Boston Township
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Canals - Lock 21 (Top)
Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Canal Locks; Presidents - United States; Fishing Equipment;
A man fishing at the top of Lock 21 near Old Portage on the Ohio & Erie Canal in Akron, Ohio. Legend states that as a young man, President Garfield had a fight on this lock when his mules became entangled...
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Canals - Last Canal Boat
Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Canal Boats; Canal Locks; Construction;
The last canal boat to be launched on the Ohio & Erie Canal from Akron, Ohio. The boat was built by Payne Ship Yard near Lock 2 at West Buchtel Avenue and Water Street. The boat was owned and operated...
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Canals - Bolivar
Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Bolivar; Canal Boats;
Men and women standing on and beside a line of canal boats on the Ohio & Erie Canal in Bolivar, Ohio. Since the Ohio & Erie Canal was very narrow, canal boats could not pass one another, and only one boat...
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Canals - Lock 21 (Bottom)
Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Canal Locks; Presidents - United States;
The Bottom of Lock 21 near Old Portage on the Ohio & Erie Canal in Akron, Ohio. Legend states that as a young man, President Garfield had a fight on this lock when his mules became entangled with another...
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Canals - Navarre
Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Canal Boats; Navarre;
Canal boats on the Ohio & Erie Canal in Navarre, Ohio. Since the Ohio & Erie Canal was very narrow, canal boats could not pass one another, and only one boat could enter a lock at a time. This led to "traffic...
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Deposition of Elihu McCaman
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal; Coventry Township
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Deposition of Jorgen Peterson
Akron; Ohio; canals; Ohio and Erie Canal; Peninsula
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Canal & Lock
Postcards; Ohio and Erie Canal; Canal Locks;
A postcard showing the Ohio & Erie Canal and a lock in Akron, Ohio. A lock allows a canal boat to travel from one level of water to another level of water.
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Akron Centennial
Postcards; Canal Boats; Canal Boat Committee;
A postcard celebrating the Akron Centennial (July 19-23, 1925). Pictured is the Canal Boat Committee standing in front of the "Ohio" canal boat.
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