Middletown in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Start of the Miami and Erie Canal
1825 - 1929
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009
1. Start of the Miami and Erie Canal Marker
here began the building of the
Miami & Erie Canal,
this Ohio property was rededicated
November 2, 1929, to its original purpose -
transportation, with the confident hope
that a super-highway soon would follow
Erected 1929 by Middletown Civic Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1963.
Location. 39° 30.371′ N, 84° 24.446′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Ohio, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of Verity Parkway (Ohio Route 4/73) and Yankee Road, on the left when traveling south on Verity Parkway. Marker is near the western boundary of Doty Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Yankee Road, Middletown OH 45044, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest. 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: Middletown Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Middletown World War II Memorial Chapel & Plaza (approx. 0.4 miles away); Butler County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Middletown Korean Conflict Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ohio Canals
this page online
Also see . . . Miami and Erie Canal. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016
2. Start of the Miami and Erie Canal Marker
Second Plaque on the same boulder. Verity Parkway (St Rt 4) was built on top of what was the Miami- Erie Canal. The canal was abandoned after the 1913 flood. By 1929 highways were being built across America.
1825 1929 On this spot, July 21, 1825 were turned the first spadeful of earth in the construction of the Miami and Erie Canal by Governor Jeremiah Morrow, of Ohio and Governor Dewitt Clinton, of New York men with a vision of transportation needs Middletown Civic Association
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009
3. Start of the Miami and Erie Canal Marker
Looking south, with Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in background.
via Ohio Department of Transportation, unknown
4. Miami and Erie Canal
Ohio Department of Transportation website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,303 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 10, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 14, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 10, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 13, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
