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Title
Miami
and
Erie
Canal
photograph
Subject
Canals--Ohio--History--19th century
Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History
Lucas County (Ohio)
Waterville (Ohio)
Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Time Period
1880s
Place
Waterville (Ohio)
Lucas County (Ohio)
Description
This
photograph
shows
Rupp’s
Canal
Store
on the
Miami
and
Erie
Canal
in
Waterville
,
Ohio
, in the
1880s
. The
building
is
a
three-story
structure
situated
on a
boardwalk
running
along
the
canal
. A
canal
boat
is
moored
in
front
of the
store
,
tied
to a
hitching
post
on the
boardwalk
. A
man
and a
young
child
(facing
the
camera)
are
standing
near
the
store
.
Rupp’s
Canal
Store
was
opened
in
1854
by
Orrin
Gillett
and
William
Dyer
.
Over
the
years
it
has
several
owners
until
purchased
by
Jacob
Rupp
,
who
renamed
it
Rupp’s
Canal
Store
.
It
was
one
of the
busiest
places
of
commerce
in
Waterville
during
the
canal
era
. The
completion
of the
Miami
and
Erie
Canal
through
Waterville
in
1843
began
a
short-lived
prosperous
era
for the
village
.
Businesses
mushroomed
along
its
banks
, and
Westerville’s
business
center
shifted
from
Main
Street
(now
River
Road)
to
Third
Street
,
where
it
remains
today
.
Most
canals
remained
in
operation
in
Ohio
until
the
late
1800s
. By the
1850s
canals
were
losing
business
to the
railroads
,
which
offered
several
advantages
.
Railroads
delivered
passengers
and
goods
more
quickly
, and they were not
limited
by a
water
source
as
canals
were.
Because
of these
advantages
,
railroads
quickly
supplanted
the
canals
. The
Miami
and
Erie
Canal
,
connecting
Toledo
to
Cincinnati
,
joined
the
Wabash
and
Erie
Canal
to
Indiana
. The
Waterville
section
of the
canal
was
completed
in
1843
.
Boats
pulled
by
mules
or
horses
walking
on the
canal
banks
hauled
farm
products
,
commercial
goods
, and
people
. In
1851
there were
approximately
400
boats
operating
on the
canal
.
Hotels
,
stores
, and
mills
sprung
up
along
its
banks
.
Canal
operations
ceased
in
1909
as
railroads
and
automobiles
became
faster
and
cheaper
means
of
travel
.
During
the
1930s
and
1940s
the
canal
bed
was
filled
in to
become
the
Anthony
Wayne
Trail
,
U
.
S
.
Route
24
Date of Original
ca.
1180
Collection
Canals
Boats
Source
SC
964
Format
Picture
;
Black-and-white
photograph
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
AL06113.tif
Image Height
2627
Image Width
2627
File Size
14532764 Bytes
Notes
Cataloged
:
Yes
Date created
2011-08-05
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