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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trails
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Akron, OH
- Status:
- Completed - Jan 2012
- Structure Type:
- Civil & Site Development
References
- Owner:
- Summit Metro Parks, City of Akron
Scope Of Work
Travel along the path where, from 1827 to 1913, mules pulled canal boats laden with passengers and goods up and down the historic Ohio & Erie Canal. Today’s trail follows the historic towpath as closely as possible, the exact route determined by historic maps and remnants of the trail itself. In some places, the trail leaves the historic route where time has erased the old path. [Canal Fever, KSU Press, 2009]