Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Columbus feeder canal and the Ohio and Erie Canal in Columbus, Ohio. Also noted is the Scioto River, the Linton Basin, and properties along the canal route. Property owners listed include Peter Fornof, Henry Obetz, Elizabeth Kramer, Charles Marion, William Wilkinson, Jonathan Linton, Christian Veik, John Baker and more. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4916_002
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: Panoramic photograph of the entrance to Buckeye Lake Park, ca. 1930. Buckeye Lake began as a small pond that Ohio's American Indians called "Big Swamp" or "Big Pond." In the 1820s, the state began construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and workers built a dike that diverted water from the south fork of the Licking River into the pond, which then became known as the Licking Reservoir or Licking Summit Reservoir. As canals declined in use in the second half of the 19th century, the Ohio and Erie Canal was abandoned and began to deteriorate, but the canal's decline did not mean an end to the Licking Reservoir. Instead, the state legislature renamed it Buckeye Lake and made it a public park in 1894. By the early 20th century, the reservoir had become an attractive location for recreational activities, including through the construction of Buckeye Lake Amusement Park, and the Columbus, Buckeye Lake and Newark Interurban Electric Railway, an electric trolley system, connected the park to nearby urban areas. In 1949, the state of Ohio designated Buckeye Lake as a state park. The amusement park began to decline in popularity by the late 1950s and continued to deteriorate in the 1960s. Although the amusement park no longer exists, Buckeye Lake State Park still attracts a number of visitors to the area each year, in addition to the many people who own vacation homes near the lake or live in the area year-round. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4458_buckeyelake
Subjects: State parks & reserves; Canals--Ohio--History--19th century; Amusement parks
Places: Buckeye Lake (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio);
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Columbus feeder canal and the Ohio and Erie Canal in Columbus, Ohio. Also noted is the Scioto River, the state arsenal and Fish Stone Works, among other properties along the canal route. Property owners listed include William Moneypeny, Samuel Parson, Conrad Born, William B. Hayden, and George Kanmacher. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Cheif Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4916_001
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)