Miami and Erie Canal
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The Miami and Erie Canal was a 19th-century man-made waterway in Ohio that linked the Ohio River to Lake Erie, playing a key role in regional transportation and commerce before the rise of railroads.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century infrastructure project
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canal ⓘ man-made waterway ⓘ |
| builtFor | improving trade routes between Cincinnati and Toledo ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Lake Erie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1825 ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1845 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | manual excavation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineCause | rise of railroads ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
aided industrial development in Ohio
ⓘ
lowered transportation costs for agricultural products ⓘ stimulated growth of towns along its route ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestUse | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| followsRouteThrough |
Cincinnati, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Toledo, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | State of Ohio (during operation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
aqueducts
ⓘ
locks ⓘ towpaths ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
facilitated regional commerce in Ohio
ⓘ
linked Ohio River system with Great Lakes system ⓘ |
| laborForce |
immigrant workers
ⓘ
local laborers ⓘ |
| legacy |
remnants preserved as historic sites
ⓘ
sections converted to recreational trails ⓘ |
| lengthInMiles | 274 ⓘ |
| linkedCity |
Cincinnati, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Toledo, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedWaterwaySystem |
Great Lakes basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ohio ⓘ |
| partOf | United States canal era ⓘ |
| passesThroughRegion |
Maumee Valley
NERFINISHED
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Miami Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ western Ohio ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
transportation of goods
ⓘ
transportation of passengers ⓘ |
| regionServed | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| status | largely abandoned as a commercial waterway ⓘ |
| transportedCommodity |
grain
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lumber ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ |
| transportMode | animal-towed boats ⓘ |
| usedBy | canal boats ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Lake Erie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.