Thanks for the info. I remember hearing about the bike path. And even though I grew up, and still live in Cleveland, that Canal boat ride is on a list of "to dos". It sounds really interesting! Patricia Richard Kurish <ricklaura@eriecoast.com> wrote: Patricia, Shirley is correct. The Erie Canal was entirely in New York State, with the western terminus at Buffalo, New York. The route from Buffalo to Cleveland was either by boat on Lake Erie, or by land along the shoreline. By the 1830s, thousands of passengers departed Buffalo for Great Lakes ports, on Lake Erie and beyond. The Ohio and Erie Canal that connected Cleveland with the Ohio River at Portsmouth, was a product of the "canal fever" spawned by the success of the Erie Canal. Construction was started in 1825 and the Cleveland to Akron section opened in 1827. The final section from Newark to Portsmouth was completed in 1832. The two canals were not connected. The lake route from Buffalo to Cleveland was the effective connection. While the Erie Canal is still in service, the Ohio and Erie canal is not. The coming of the railroads to Ohio in the 1850s was the death knell of the canal. The railroad could move cargo much more cost effectively than the canal.. Stretches of the Ohio -Erie canal were abandoned prior to 1900, and the massive storm and flooding of 1913, was the end. As you probably know, the Ohio -Erie canal towpath is now the proposed route of a bicycle and hiking path from Cleveland to the Ohio River. Also several towns along the old canal route have restored portions of the canal, including a few locks, and taking a short trip on the canal in a replica canal boat is a pleasant way to spend a summer afternoon --- the world at about 3 miles per hour! Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] Erie Cannel. > If you google Erie canal and ohio, you might find something like the > following that is cut from an online encyclopedia. I'm not sure, but I > believe the canals were connected, and made their way to Lake Erie in > Cleveland. There are still pieces of it in Cleveland. > > Ohio and Erie Canal > Ohio and Erie Canal former waterway of Ohio, 307 mi (494 km) long, > between Lake Erie at Cleveland and the Ohio River at Portsmouth; built > 1825-32. It utilized part of the courses of the Cuyahoga, Muskingum, and > Scioto rivers and had 49 locks. It flourished as a means of transporting > freight until the advent of the railroad era in the 1850s. The canal was > responsible for the growth of cities along its route, especially > Cleveland, Akron, and Columbus. > > Regards, > Patricia > > > > Shirley Hunt wrote: > Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Erie Canal did not go to > Cleveland, Ohio. I think it went from Albany, New York to Buffalo, New > York. The Hudson River to Lake Erie, but Lake Erie at Buffalo. They would > have then traveled from Buffalo to Cleveland on Lake Erie. > Shirley > > MScheffler wrote: > Here is one url. If you Google it, you will find others. > http://www.eriecanal.org/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken" > To: "gene mail list Elyria" > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:53 PM > Subject: [OHLORAIN] Erie Cannel. > > >> What year was the Erie Cannel Completed ? My Grandfather told me that the >> Original Immigrants who came in 1832 traveled >> from Buffalo to Cleveland on a flat Boat. If the cannel was in use I am >> sure they would have used it.Ken >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Shirley > > > --------------------------------- > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message