Lithograph, Ohio Canal at Longview Asylum, Carthage, Ohio, circa 1845
THF203822 / Lithograph, Ohio Canal at Longview Asylum, Carthage, Ohio, circa 1845 / detail
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Artifact Overview
Ohio's Miami and Erie canal connected the Ohio River near Cincinnati, via the tributary Great Miami River, with Lake Erie at Toledo. The full 274-mile route was completed in 1845 at a total cost of $8 million. Traffic consisted largely of flour, pork, whiskey, corn, and wheat. Never particularly profitable, the canal closed after extensive flood damage in 1913.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Subject Date
circa 1845
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.224
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Width: 9.25 in
Inscriptions
Description beneath: View on the Ohio Canal at Longview Asylum, near Carthage, Ohio. Showing a passenger boat about to pass under a bridge/ Lithograph/ Date: about 1845
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