Canal boats were designed to haul freight up to 80 tons. Pulled usually by mules, they traveled at approximately three miles per hour.
[Photos] Left, freighters on the Miami & Erie Canal just south of Third Street (now Central Avenue) in 1910. . . . — — Map (db m30422) HM
Canal locks were built to raise and lower boats as the elevation of the land changed. There were 106 locks on the Miami & Erie Canal to overcome a difference in elevation of 512 feet.
The Excello Lock, left, was the first lock completed on the . . . — — Map (db m30423) HM
The first pedigree of a
Poland China Hog
was written on this farm
in August 1876
by W. C. Hankinson, owner of
the farm, and Carl Freigua,
compiler of the original record
This strictly American breed of
swine originated within a radius . . . — — Map (db m93868) HM
Ohio's canal system was the most effective between 1827 and 1850, before the introduction of the railroads. In Middletown, the canal was still used well into the 20th century but in 1913 a devastating flood destroyed much of the canal. In 1929 . . . — — Map (db m30430) HM
The lift bridge built in 1899 across the Miami & Erie Canal at Third Street (now Central Ave.), was the third bridge at this site since the canal began in 1825. An electric motor was used to raise the west portion of the floor of the bridge up the . . . — — Map (db m30431) HM
At Middletown, Ohio, on July 21, 1825, ground was first
broken for the Miami-Erie Canal, which eventually
linked Cincinnati and Toledo. The canal created much
change in the region, including increased population
and commercial, political, and . . . — — Map (db m134879) HM
This memorial is dedicated in memory of
those men and women who served so gallantly
for their country during the Korean
Conflict, may this living memorial serve
as a constant reminder for their struggle
for freedom and to the ones who . . . — — Map (db m29990) WM
Honoring all Veterans
in times of peace and war
[Includes an Honor Roll of]
Area Veterans Who Died in the
Service of Their Country
Dedicated July 4, 2004 — — Map (db m29991) HM
Dedicated by the grateful citizens
of Middletown to the members
of the armed services who gave
their lives to preserve the
American ideals of liberty
justice and democracy
World War II Memorial
This plot contains a cross for . . . — — Map (db m29979) HM
Organized Sept. 2, 1819
Pastor Wilson Thompson
Clerk & Treasurer James Boles
Building Erected 1830
On land donated by Sam Lucas
170th Year
Dedicated Sept. 2, 1989 — — Map (db m246388) HM
Canals were built in Ohio to provide a better way to transport goods to the eastern markets. Two major canals were built connecting the Ohio River to Lake Erie - the Ohio Erie & [sic Ohio & Erie] Canal running from Portsmouth to Cleveland and the . . . — — Map (db m30375) HM
Port Middletown, located at Third St. (Central Ave.), was the main port along the Miami & Erie Canal. A scale was located there and tolls were collected.
[Photos] Left, a fire in 1881 at the Ben Smith Livery at Port Middletown has just been . . . — — Map (db m30418) HM
About 20,000 years ago this pink granite boulder was brought from Canada by the Wisconsin Glacier and deposited near here, along the Great Miami River. — — Map (db m29625) HM
“Lest we forget”
the trees along this road
were planted
by the
people of the community
to form this
Road of
Remembrance
in honor of the
Men of Middletown
who served their country
during the World War
1916- 1918 — — Map (db m93869) WM
In emulation of those who, July 21, 1825,
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 . . . — — Map (db m29665) HM
Verity Pkw. once Miami-Erie Canal
an Underground Railroad route
1830 - 1860
Those traveling along Underground
Railroad found safe stations
in N. Main St. homes of
African-Americans
listed on other side
Rice • Hawkins • Colston . . . — — Map (db m29667) HM
Lest we forget their generation
Honoring the men and women who have served
But let us be glad that such heroes have lived
and mourn those who gave the ultimate sacrifice
“Battle of the Bulge”
800,000 soldiers . . . — — Map (db m29669) HM
