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Learn about the history, construction, operation and abandonment of the Ohio and Erie Canal, a 308-mile waterway that connected Lake Erie to the Ohio River. The canal was a major transportation and industrial asset in the 19th century, and some of its remains are preserved as historic landmarks.
The Ohio River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River, flowing through six states and parts of 14 states in the Midwestern and Southern U.S. It has a large drainage basin of 203,940 square miles, a rich history of transportation and industry, and diverse ecological habitats and wildlife.
A comprehensive list of rivers in Georgia, arranged by drainage basin and alphabetically. Find out the names, tributaries, and locations of the rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and other states.
The Ohio and Erie Canalway National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in northeastern Ohio that incorporates the routes of the Ohio and Erie Canal, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, and portions of Cuyahoga Valley National Park.The heritage area follows the path of the canal along the Cuyahoga River for 110 miles (180 km) from Cleveland through Akron and ...
Learn about the history and features of the 274-mile canal that connected the Ohio River and Lake Erie in Ohio from 1825 to 1913. The canal was called the Ohio Rhineland by German settlers and faced competition from railroads.
The historic Savannah–Ogeechee Barge Canal is one of the prime relics in the history of southern canals.Beginning with the tidal lock at the Savannah River, the waterway continues through four lift locks as it traverses 16.5 miles (26.6 km), before reaching another tidal lock at the Ogeechee River at Fort Stewart.
Learn about the history and features of the first bridge to span a major river west of the Appalachian Mountains. The bridge, built in 1849, was the largest suspension bridge in the world until 1851 and is now a National Historic Landmark.
Ferry Hill Plantation journal: life on the Potomac River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, 4 January 1838-15 January 1839 2d ed. Shepherdstown, W. Va. : [American Canal and Transportation Center], 1975. Cotton, Robert. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Through the Lens of Sir Robert Cotton; Fradin, Morris. Hey-ey-ey, lock! Cabin John, Md.,