Get Miami Erie Canal Locks Pics. In 1820, they chose a canal system and in 1825, work started on the miami canal, to tie cincinnati on the ohio river with dayton to the north, and eventually with toledo on lake erie. This is an original lock on the old miami and erie canal, which ran from lake erie to the ohio river at cincinnati.
File:Miami and Erie Canal Lock 17, interior.jpg - Wikimedia Commons from upload.wikimedia.org They would be called the ohio & erie canal, and the miami and erie canal which were so designated because of the main rivers that connected with the lake. In 1820, they chose a canal system and in 1825, work started on the miami canal, to tie cincinnati on the ohio river with dayton to the north, and eventually with toledo on lake erie. Because of this, 50 locks were needed to complete the 363 mile.
The locks are the highest point on the miami and erie canal, commenced in 1825 from cincinnati to dayton and completed in 1845 to toledo.
This is an original lock on the old miami and erie canal, which ran from lake erie to the ohio river at cincinnati. Miami erie canal is situated nearby to lockington, close to lockington locks historical area. The original erie canal locks were 90 feet long and 15 feet wide, and were designed for a canal boat 61 feet long and 7 feet wide, with a 3 1/2 foot draft. A boat would enter the lock and the gate behind it would close, while the opposite gate would open, allowing the water lever to be raised or lowered before the boat could proceed to its next stop.
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