Miami and Erie Canal Lock No. 17
Standard pay for workers building the canal was "thirty cents a day and a jigger of whiskey." A day's work stretched from sunrise to sunset.
In 1829, the Miami Canal opened between Dayton and Cincinnati. The canal was later extended north to Toledo as the Miami and Erie Canal. At 248 miles long, the canal went gradually uphill to the summit at Ft. Loramie, Ohio and then downhill to Lake Erie.
Locks were used to raise and lower boats from one elevation of land to another. Three large feeder lakes provided a fresh supply of water to the canal: Grand Lake St. Marys, Lake Loramie, and Indian Lake.
Built circa 1833 six miles north of Dayton, in what is now Huber Heights.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the The Miami & Erie Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
Location. 39° 43.69′ N, 84° 12.174′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in University Park. It can be reached from Carillon Boulevard 0.2 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2830 Great Miami River Recreational Trail, Dayton OH 45439, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,375 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 23, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
