Waterville in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Towpath Trail

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 16, 2021

1. The Towpath Trail Marker

Inscription. The Towpath Trail, where mules once towed flat bottom boats on the Miami & Erie Canal, connects three Metroparks along the scenic Maumee River. Farnsworth overlooks three islands in the river and the picturesque ruins of an Interurban Bridge. Bend View's name describes its greatest attribute - the view of a 90-degree bend in the river. At Providence, the history of the canal comes alive at The Canal Experience.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 29.218′ N, 83° 44.138′ W. Marker is in Waterville, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is at the intersection of South River Road (U.S. 24) and Waterville Monclova Road, on the right when traveling north on South River Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 344 Anthony Wayne Trail, Waterville OH 43566, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roche de Bout (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Deposit / Roche de Bout (within shouting distance of this marker); Bowling Green Fault (approx. ¼ mile away); Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge / Roche De Bout, Roche De Boeuf (approx.

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0.3 miles away); Stitt Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named The Towpath Trail (approx. one mile away); Waterville Civil War Monument (approx. one mile away); Fort Miamis Reserve/Miltonville (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Fort Deposit / Roche de Boeuf (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 16, 2021

2. The Towpath Trail Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 16, 2021

3. The Towpath Trail Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 16, 2021

4. The Towpath Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.