Author: Harry N. ScheiberPublisher: Athens : Ohio University Press, 1969 [c1968]
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Ohio Canal Era
Author: Harry N. ScheiberPublisher: Athens : Ohio University Press, 1969 [c1968]
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The Ohio & Erie Canal
Author: Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873385220
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The people who lived and worked on and alongside the Ohio and Erie canal had a vocabulary of their own. This text lists the terms they used to describe the boats, crews and canals - these have been taken from the official reports of the Ohio Canal Commissioners and the Board of Public Works.
A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1913
Author: Jack GieckPublisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873383530
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This book is a profusely illustrated interpretation of life along Ohio's 19th-century canal system: the Miami & Erie Canal with its multiple feeders in central and eastern Ohio. Gieck recounts the efforts of people involved in the planning and building of the canal system and draws an admiring yet candid picture of the canalers who made their livelihood upon the canal waters. Designed in an oversized format, this beautiful volume will be welcomed by historians and engineers as well as by all those who find in the surviving canals a fascinating symbol of Ohio's heritage.
Ohio's Canal Era
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780873389310
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Part I: Historical Background, 29 mins. Part II: The Ohio & Erie Canal, Then and Now, 34 mins. Part III: The Miami & Erie Canal and the Milan Canal, 26 mins. This three-part series won awards from the International Film & TV Festival of New York, the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, and the American Association of Historical Societies and Museums. A 16-pge Teacher/Discussion Guide is included. This series, produced in cooperation with the Canal Society of America, brings to life an almost forgotten period in Ohio's early history, visiting restored sections of the vital nineteenth-century inland transportation system. Kent State University Press's award-winning book A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1913, by Jack Gieck, can be purchased along with this DVD.
Canal Fever
Author: Lynn MetzgerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Original essays on the past, present, and future of the Ohio & Erie Canal Combining original essays based on the past, present, and future of the Ohio & Erie Canal, Canal Fever showcases the research and writing of the best and most knowledgeable canal historians, archaeologists, and enthusiasts. Each contributor brings his or her expertise to tell the canal's story in three parts: the canal era--the creation of the canal and its importance to Ohio's early growth; the canal's decline--the decades when the canal was merely a ditch and path in backyards all over northeast Ohio; and finally the rediscovery of this old transportation system and its transformation into a popular recreational resource, the Ohio & Erie Canalway. Included are many voices from the past, such as canalers, travelers, and immigrants, stories of canal use through various periods, and current interviews with many individuals involved in the recent revitalization of the canal. Accompanying the essays are a varied and interesting selection of photographs of sites, events, and people, as well as original maps and drawings by artist Chuck Ayers. Canal Fever takes a broad approach to the canal and what it has meant to Ohio from its original function in the state's growth its present-day function in revitalizing our region. Canal buffs, historians, educators, engineers, and those interested in urban revitalization will appreciate its extensive use of primary source materials and will welcome this comprehensive collection.
Ohio's Grand Canal
Author: Terry K. WoodsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This is a one-volume history of the Ohio and Erie Canal. It chronicles the events leading up to construction, as well as public opinion of the canal system, the modification made to traditional boat designs, and much more.
Canals For A Nation
Author: Ronald E. ShawPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813145821
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
All but forgotten except as a part of nostalgic lore, American canals during the first half of the nineteenth century provided a transportation network that was vital to the development of the new nation. They lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern ports, delivered Pennsylvania coal to New York, and carried thousands of passengers at what seemed effortless speed. Along their courses sprang up new towns and cities and with them new economic growth. Canals for a Nation brings together in one volume a survey of all the major American canals. Here are accounts of innovative engineering, of near heroic figures who devoted their lives to canals, and of canal projects that triumphed over all the uncertainties of the political process.
A Survey of Canal-era Historic Resources Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor in Akron, Ohio
Author: Rebecca M. RogersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Akron (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The Canal Era in Ohio
Author: Bea CorneliusOld Towpaths
Author: Alvin Fay HarlowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description