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Original essays on the past, present, and future of the Ohio & Erie CanalCombining 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.

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Publié par	The Kent State University Press
Date de parution	15 juin 2009
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781612775678
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	6 Mo

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Canal Fever

CanalerFve

The Ohio & Erie Canal, from Waterway to Canalway CanalFerve

Edited by Lynn Metzger and Peg Bobel, with illustrations by Chuck Ayers

Kent State University Press Kent, Ohio

Frontis: Ohio’s canals, connected by Lake Erie to New York’s Erie Canal, became a transportation system that opened Ohio for settlers and com merce. (Drawing by Chuck Ayers.)

library฀of฀congress฀cataloging-in-publication฀data Canal fever : the Ohio & Erie Canal, from waterway to canalway / edited by Lynn Metzger and Peg Bobel, with illustrations by Chuck Ayers. p. cm. Includes index. ฀ isbn9781606350133(hardcover : alk. paper)∞ ฀ 1. Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio)—History. I. Metzger, Lynn. II. Bobel, Peg. ฀ he396.o33c36฀2009 ฀ 386'4809771—dc฀ ฀ ฀ 2 22฀ ฀ 880051859 British Library CataloginginPublication data are available. 131211100954฀3฀2฀1

Preface and Acknowledgments ฀ ฀ p e g ฀ b o b e l ฀ an d ฀ ly n n ฀ m e t z g e r

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Part1: The Historic Ohio & Erie Canal ฀ 1 The History of the Ohio & Erie Canal ฀ ฀ s a m ฀ ta m b u r ro ฀ 3 Sidebar: Where the Canal Meets the Road ฀ g l e n n ฀ h a r p e r ฀ 14 ฀2the Canals: The Engineers Building ฀ j a c k ฀ g i e c k ฀ 19 ฀3 Mucking Through: Common Labor on the Ohio & Erie Canal ฀ g e o rg e ฀ k n e p p e r ฀ 4 3 ฀4History, Natural Resources, and the Ohio & Erie Canal Natural ฀ j o s e p h ฀ t. ฀ h an n i ba l ฀ 61 ฀5 A Traveler’s Tale: Along the Ohio & Erie Canal in1834: Maximilian, Prince of Wied: An Annotated Translation ฀ ฀ j o s e p h ฀ t. ฀ h an n i ba l , ฀ s a b i na ฀ f. ฀ t h o m a s , ฀ an d ฀ m i c h a e l ฀ g. ฀ n o l l ฀ 91 ฀6 The Hands of the Diligent ฀ k at h l e e n ฀ f e r nan d e z ฀ 10 9 ฀7 Voices on the Canal ฀ p e g ฀ b o b e l ฀ an d ฀ ly n n ฀ m e t z g e r ฀ 117 ฀8versus West: The Industrial Valley East ฀ ฀ r i c h a r d ฀ s i c h a ฀ 14 1

Part2: The Long Twilight ฀ 9 Railroad Fever and Canals in Ohio ฀ ฀ h . ฀ ro g e r ฀ g r an t ฀ Sidebar: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad—Today ฀ ro b e rt ฀ w. ฀ b o b e l ฀ ฀10Bennett’s Navarre, the Canal Town William ฀ ฀ s a m ฀ ta m b u r ro ฀

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฀ 11 Crossing the Cultural Fault Line: The Historic Landscape of the Ohio & Erie Canal ฀ g l e n n ฀ h a r p e r ฀ ฀12Water and Waning Support: The Ohio & Erie Rising Canal’s Final Years ฀ ฀ p e g ฀ b o b e l ฀ Sidebar: Canal Maintenance in the Twentyﬁrst Century ฀ p e g ฀ b o b e l ฀ ฀13 The Ditch and the Path in the Backyard ฀ ฀ p e g ฀ b o b e l ฀ an d ฀ ly n n ฀ m e t z g e r ฀ Sidebar: What Is in a Name? ฀ ฀ s a m ฀ ta m b u r ro ฀

Part3: Cultural Preservation to Canal Renaissance ฀14the “Little Silver Ribbon” Saving ฀ ฀ b o b ฀ d o w n i n g ฀ an d ฀ ru s s ฀ m u s a r r a ฀ Sidebar: Magnolia and the Sandy & Beaver Canal ฀ ru s s ฀ m u s a r r a ฀ ฀15the Past Reading ฀ ly n n ฀ m e t z g e r ฀ ฀16 Grassroots and Connections ฀ p e g ฀ b o b e l ฀ an d ฀ ly n n ฀ m e t z g e r ฀ ฀17 Journey to Canalway ฀ ฀ p e g ฀ b o b e l ฀ an d ฀ ly n n ฀ m e t z g e r ฀ Sidebar: The Ohio & Erie Canalway Scenic Byway ฀ ฀ ro ry ฀ ro b i n s o n ฀ Sidebar: Heritage Development: The Stewardship Ethic for the Twentyﬁrst Century ฀ dan i e l ฀ m . ฀ r i c e ฀ ฀18 Epilogue: The Trail Ahead ฀ ฀ p e g ฀ b o b e l ฀ an d ฀ ly n n ฀ m e t z g e r ฀

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Preface and Acknowledgments

There have been three canal fevers in northeast Ohio. First came the excitement generated by the building and opening of the Ohio & Erie Canal, beginning in1825; second was the frequent occurrence of the dis ease labeled “canal fever” that afﬂicted canal builders and their families; and the third, still rampant, is completely good for one’s health. Fueled by the many potential beneﬁts of preserving the canals, many grassroots organizations and public and private entities have had the fever since the mid1980s. The result of this latest fever was the creation of the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor in1996. Now called the Ohio & Erie Canalway, it is a designated linear swath of land extending110miles from Cleveland to New Philadelphia. The Canalway features the historic canal and its signature Towpath Trail and provides recreation, education, historic preservation, natural resource protection, and economic devel opment in the region. Thiscanal fever, in book form, takes the reader on a journey through 185years on those110miles. It is a journey from the time the Ohio & Erie Canal was built, through years of operation, ﬂoods, and ultimate demise as a transportation system; then through the era of disuse and abuse; and into the canal’s current renaissance as a recreational, educational, and economic resource for northeast Ohio. The chapters, all written speciﬁ cally for this book, use original sources, interviews, and old stories to connect the canal’s past life to its present one. We hope people in the communities within and surrounding the Ohio & Erie Canalway will enjoy a case of canal fever and the book will be a resource for all those interested in the story of the Canalway to explain what a canal is, why it was built, and how we now have this Towpath Trail. Of course the best medicine for canal fever is to get out on that trail and visit the Canalway. The discussions leading to this book began in1998, between historian Sam Tamburro and anthropologist Lynn Metzger researching the canal in the Village of Clinton. Their conversations, concepts, and research led to

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