Great Miami River Canal (historical Miami and Erie Canal connections)

E532620

The Great Miami River Canal was a historic Ohio waterway that linked the Great Miami River to the Miami and Erie Canal system, facilitating 19th-century regional transportation and commerce.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Great Miami River Canal 0

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic canal
transportation infrastructure
connectedToNetwork Midwestern inland waterway network
Ohio canal system NERFINISHED
connectsWith Great Miami River NERFINISHED
Miami and Erie Canal NERFINISHED
contributedTo integration of local markets into state-wide trade network
regional economic development
country United States of America
surface form: United States
declineCause competition from railroads
flood damage
eraOfOperation canal era in Ohio
follows Great Miami River valley NERFINISHED
function link between river navigation and canal navigation
historicalPeriod 19th century
hydrologicalRelation discharged into Miami and Erie Canal
fed by Great Miami River
infrastructureClass navigation canal
locatedIn Ohio
southwestern Ohio
partOf Miami and Erie Canal system NERFINISHED
primaryCargo agricultural products
manufactured goods
raw materials
regionServed Miami Valley NERFINISHED
southwestern Ohio industrial corridor
significance facilitated 19th-century regional commerce
facilitated 19th-century regional transportation
status defunct
transportMode canal boat
transportTechnology animal-drawn boats
usedFor commerce
freight transport
regional trade
transportation
waterwayType inland waterway
man-made canal

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Miami River hasTributary Great Miami River Canal (historical Miami and Erie Canal connections)