Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Canal Terminus / Manhattan
Ohio Historical Marker
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, May 18, 2009
1. Canal Terminus Marker
The original northernmost lock in a canal system which linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River was located near the foot of LaSalle Street. Indiana’s Wabash & Erie Canal (1843 – 1874) joined Ohio’s Miami & Erie Canal (1845 – 1913) near Defiance and shared the same course to this location. Toledo’s Swan Creek side cut became the northern terminus in 1864.
Founded in 1835, by the following year Manhattan was a thriving village of 500 inhabitants. It boasted warehouses, docks, a hotel, a post office, a newspaper, and the first bank in Lucas County. Commercial rival, Toledo, won the canal business and Buffalo investors withdrew their support. Manhattan collapsed overnight. The state of Ohio abandoned the Toledo-to-Manhattan canal link in 1864.
Erected 1988 by Riverside Hospital, Toledo Sesquicentennial Commission, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 26–48.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
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Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 41° 41.31′ N, 83° 29.112′ W. Marker was in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. Marker was at the intersection of Summit Street and Marina Road, on the right when traveling north on Summit Street. This historical marker was located in Toledo's north end neighborhood, near the water front, in front of the City of Toledo’s water sanitation facility. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Toledo OH 43608, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Dempsey-Willard Fight (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bayview Retirees Golf Course (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Man Behind the Name (approx. half a mile away); Frogtown: Past and Present (approx. half a mile away); The Lost City (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lucas County Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lucas County Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, May 18, 2009
2. Manhattan Marker
Regarding Canal Terminus / Manhattan. This marker marks the northern terminus the longest artificial water way in the United States, the Wabash & Erie Canal.
Also see . . . Marker found - waiting to be re-erected!. After nearly 5 years the marker has been found at a city workshop. At first they thought they had only found the "Manhattan" side. No one had looked at the reverse side of that marker to note it was the "Canal Terminus" side. (Submitted on February 15, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Additional commentary.
1. Marker is missing
My wife and I visited this site today and it appears this marker is missing. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor
— Submitted May 25, 2019, by Myron Charles Collins of Toledo, Ohio.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, May 18, 2009
3. Canal Terminus Marker
View of historical marker in the left foreground and the City of Toledo water sanitation facility in the background to the right.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, May 18, 2009
4. Manhattan Marker
View of marker in the right foreground and Harrison's Marina (on the Maumee River waterfront) in the far left background.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,221 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
