Downtown in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Aqueducts

— Patterson Boulevard Canal Parkway —

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2025

1. Aqueducts Marker

Inscription.
Aqueducts, constructed of masonry and wood, were built to carry the Miami Erie Canal over rivers and streams along its path. They typically comprised of a water channel to carry the canal boats and an adjoining path for mules to tow the boat. Nineteen aqueducts were constructed in the complete Miami Erie Canal. One of these aqueducts carried the canal over the Mad River in Dayton, and was located to the northeast of Patterson Boulevard, between Keowee and Findlay streets.

Left image: Dayton Aqueduct over Mad River, as it appeared in 1899. The aqueduct was built in 1833, during the first phase of the extension of the Miami Canal northward to Lake Erie. The aqueduct was destroyed by the Great Flood of 1913 in Dayton, together with much of the remaining infrastructure of the canal in the city. Right image: The remnants of the structure as photographed in 2012.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 39° 45.426′ N, 84° 11.271′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection

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of South Patterson Boulevard and East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Patterson Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 E 5th St, Dayton OH 45402, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dayton and the Canal: Timeline (here, next to this marker); The Canal, by the Numbers (here, next to this marker); Towpaths (here, next to this marker); Anatomy of a Canal Lock (here, next to this marker); Bridges (here, next to this marker); The Canal and the Railroad (here, next to this marker); Constructing the Canal (here, next to this marker); The Oregon District (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2025

2. Aqueducts Marker

of all markers in Dayton.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.