Milan Township in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Historical Sites Milan Canal Era

Erie MetroParks

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024

1. Historical Sites Milan Canal Era Marker

Inscription. The Huron River Greenway trail uses the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad track bed. The rail line was built on fill above the original Milan Canal towpath. The section of Village Creek immediately behind this sign is the last portion of the former canal with flowing water. Captain Henry Kelley's shipyard was located on the creek bank opposite this location. The sloping ridge behind that is the Hogsback where the Edison home was built in 1842. The area between the trail and the Huron River was the site of the dry dock of S. Ruggles.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 41° 18.208′ N, 82° 36.293′ W. Marker is in Milan, Ohio, in Erie County. It is in Milan Township. It can be reached from North Main Street, on the right when traveling north. This marker is along the Milan Towpath MetroParks Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 N Main St, Milan OH 44846, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Port Of Milan (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Milan Canal (about 700 feet away); Milan's Hogback (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); Milan Canal Basin (approx. ¼ mile away); Edison Recalls Milan / Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas A. Edison Birthplace (approx. ¼ mile away); Edison Statue On Bench (approx. ¼ mile away); Huron Institute Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milan.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024

2. Historical Sites Milan Canal Era Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.