Ohio and Erie Canal

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The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal ⓘ
historic waterway ⓘ
associatedWith Ohio and Erie Canalway National Heritage Area ⓘ
builtBy State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio
causeOfDecline competition from railroads ⓘ
connectsWith Lake Erie ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ
constructionBegan 1825 ⓘ
constructionEra 19th century ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
declineBegan late 19th century ⓘ
endPoint Portsmouth, Ohio ⓘ
hasStructureType aqueducts ⓘ
locks ⓘ
towpaths ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Heritage Area corridor (through associated Canalway) ⓘ
historicalSignificance facilitated trade between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley ⓘ
influencedDevelopmentOf Akron as an industrial center ⓘ
length about 308 miles ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Ohio ⓘ
opened 1832 ⓘ
passesThrough Akron, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Akron

Canal Fulton, Ohio ⓘ
Cleveland, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland

Cuyahoga County, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Cuyahoga County

Fairfield County, Ohio ⓘ
Massillon, Ohio ⓘ
Muskingum County, Ohio ⓘ
Newark, Ohio ⓘ
Pickaway County, Ohio ⓘ
Ross County, Ohio ⓘ
Scioto County, Ohio ⓘ
Stark County, Ohio ⓘ
Summit County, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Summit County

Tuscarawas County, Ohio ⓘ
primaryPurpose transportation of goods and people ⓘ
spurredEconomicGrowthIn Akron, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Akron

Canal Fulton, Ohio ⓘ
Cleveland, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland

Massillon, Ohio ⓘ
Newark, Ohio ⓘ
startPoint Cleveland, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland
status partially abandoned ⓘ
partially preserved ⓘ
towpathUsedBy mule teams ⓘ
usedFor shipping agricultural products ⓘ
shipping manufactured goods ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

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

Akron → transportCanal → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Summit County → hasFeature → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Massillon, Ohio → transportInfrastructure → Ohio and Erie Canal (historic) ⓘ
subject linked to: Massillon, Ohio, United States
linked to: Ohio and Erie Canal
Dover, Ohio → historicallyLinkedTo → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Canal Winchester, Ohio → namedAfter → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Cuyahoga Valley National Park → hasHistoricFeature → Ohio & Erie Canal ⓘ
linked to: Ohio and Erie Canal
Cuyahoga Valley region → contains → Ohio & Erie Canal corridor ⓘ
linked to: Ohio and Erie Canal
Lockbourne, Ohio → historicalAssociation → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Tuscarawas River → connectedTo → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Canal Fulton, Ohio → namedAfter → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail → follows → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail → partOf → Ohio & Erie Canalway ⓘ
linked to: Ohio and Erie Canal
Canal Park (Akron) → namedAfter → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Canal Park (Akron) → nearbyFeature → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Canal Park → namedAfter → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Downtown Akron, Ohio → traversedBy → Ohio and Erie Canalway ⓘ
subject linked to: downtown Akron, Ohio
linked to: Ohio and Erie Canal
Scioto County, Ohio → historicallyShapedBy → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Roscoe Village → nearby → Ohio and Erie Canal ⓘ
Canal Exploration Center → locatedOn → Ohio & Erie Canal ⓘ
linked to: Ohio and Erie Canal
Towpath Trail → follows → Ohio & Erie Canal ⓘ
linked to: Ohio and Erie Canal
Towpath Trail → partOf → Ohio & Erie Canalway ⓘ
linked to: Ohio and Erie Canal
Towpath Trail → historicalRouteOf → Ohio & Erie Canal ⓘ
linked to: Ohio and Erie Canal