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**A one-volume history of the Ohio & Erie Canal** "There have been a number of books written about Ohio's nineteenth-century canal system, especially about the Ohio & Erie Canal, but Ohio's Grand Canal is by far the most meticulously researched account I have ever read."**—Jack Gieck,** author of A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825–1913 By linking Ohio's two major bodies of water—the Ohio River and Lake Erie—Ohio's canals, built in the early nineteenth century, caused unprecedented growth and wealth for the fledgling state. The canals opened up Ohio to new markets, new settlers, agriculture, and industry, depositing large sums of money into the region and giving Ohioans a surge of confidence and optimism. Despite these impressive results, the canals struggled when other modes of transportation, such as the National Road and river steamboats, became serious competitors. The rise in popularity of railroads in the 1850s sparked the beginning of the end for the canals. Over the next decades, the canals declined steadily due to neglect, culminating with a statewide flood in 1913, which effectively rendered most of the Ohio & Erie useless. Ohio's Grand Canal concisely details the ent

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Author

Terry K. Woods

Publisher

The Kent State University Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781612775814

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Business, Social Science, History