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Ohio Canal
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+ | The route of the canal, as it made its way towaards Cleveland, brought it along the eastern boundary of Brooklyn Centre. Lock No. 5 was situated on the Eastern side of the [[Cuyahoga River]]. Once the canal system was abandoned, its exact former location could be pinpointed as being under where the [[Harvard-Denison Bridge]] stood in the early 20th century. | ||
[[Ebenezer Foster]] provided a few details of his experiences working for the builders of the canal in his autobiographical book [http://zodiacal.com/barbarowa/trees/histories/EarlyDays.pdf Early Days Of The Pioneers - Cuyahoga County And Brooklyn Township] written in 1880. | [[Ebenezer Foster]] provided a few details of his experiences working for the builders of the canal in his autobiographical book [http://zodiacal.com/barbarowa/trees/histories/EarlyDays.pdf Early Days Of The Pioneers - Cuyahoga County And Brooklyn Township] written in 1880. |
Revision as of 17:41, 14 February 2009
First established in 1825.
The route of the canal, as it made its way towaards Cleveland, brought it along the eastern boundary of Brooklyn Centre. Lock No. 5 was situated on the Eastern side of the Cuyahoga River. Once the canal system was abandoned, its exact former location could be pinpointed as being under where the Harvard-Denison Bridge stood in the early 20th century.
Ebenezer Foster provided a few details of his experiences working for the builders of the canal in his autobiographical book Early Days Of The Pioneers - Cuyahoga County And Brooklyn Township written in 1880.