Flood gates at Massillon photograph   Save
Canals Photograph Collection
Description: Photograph showing flood gates in Massillon, Ohio. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Flood Gates North of Massillon, Ohio." The attached description at the top of the page reads: "Photograph No. 71.| MASSILLON FLOOD GATES.| Timbers in a state of decay. The same leaks badly. Should be replaced to prevent said leakage." This photograph is part of a series taken by the Board of the Ohio Department of Public Works to document the disrepair of the infrastructure of the Ohio and Erie Canal and Miami-Erie Canal systems in 1916, showing the physical condition of each structure. The Ohio Department of Public Works is one of the oldest departments of state government in continuous existence. Among its other duties, this department was charged with maintenance and administration of the Ohio & Erie and Miami-Erie Canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA936AV_B01_071
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Canals; Lakes & ponds; Dams; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Massillon (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)