Description: Original description reads: "Charles Mill Dam. Located three miles above the village of Coulter. (Ashland Co.)" Charles Mill Dam was constructed in 1935-36 and is primarily for flood control but also for recreation and fish and wildlife management. It is a rolled earth fill dam with an impervious, water resistent, clay core. The dam, is 48 feet high, 1,390 feet long and 20 feet wide. This flood reduction system also includes two dikes and one levee. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F11_003_001
Subjects: Dams--Ohio; Geography and Natural Resources; Dams; Flood control; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ashland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: High (st?) dam from river bridge. New Phila Ohio. Tus Co. Kaderly- Campbell" The photo depicts a river with Dover Dam up the river. On the side of the dam is an advertisement for Eckert Shoes. The dam was built in 1935. The dam is 83 feet above the ground and 824 feet long. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_037_001
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio; Tuscarawas River (Ohio); Dams--Ohio--1930-1940; Dover (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Tuscarawas River Valley (Ohio)--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Dover (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ohio River Lock and Dam 10 Site in Steubenville. Lock and Dam 10, completed in 1915, was part of a slack-water navigation system built for the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06887
Subjects: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio); Dams; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Spring House in Boy Scout Woods at Fed. Germantown Dam." The Germantown Dam is an earthen embankment located across Twin Creek in southwestern Montgomery County near the village of Germantown. It was built after the 1913 flood which resulted in a vigorous movement for flood protection. During the 1930's the Miami Conservancy District set aside areas above and below the Germantown Dam, for public access. The C.C.C. and the W.P.A. built shelter houses, hiking trails and graded roads. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_026_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Germantown (Ohio)--History; Dams; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Germantown (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows the Beach City Dam in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, located on Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Tuscarawas River about nine miles north of New Philadelphia, Ohio. Built in 1936 for flood control and water conservation in the Muskingum Watershed, the embankment is 64 feet high and the crest is 35 feet wide. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_002_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Dams; Tuscarawas River; Photography--Ohio
Places: Tuscarawas Country (Ohio)
 

Description: Dam under construction photographed by the Works Progress Administration sometime between 1935-1943 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F01_034
Subjects: Dams--Ohio--1930-1940. Works Progress Administration; New Deal
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows a spillway, which is a structure used to control the release of water from a levee or a dam. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Spillway between Kossuth & Spencerville, O., July, 1916." The attached description located on the back of the page reads: "PHOTOGRAPH No. 30.| SPENCERVILLE WASTE WAY.| The present waste way is in a state of decay and should be replaced, as a break at this point would make an expensive repair. It is further needed on account of flood waters entering the canal." 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_030
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Lakes & ponds; Canals; Dams; Bridges; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Spencerville (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing an aqueduct, which can be one of two kinds of structures: a structure used to transport water from location to location (e.g. a pipe), or a waterwork used to help ships cross over areas by means of a water channel. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Aqueduct North of Delphos, O.| July, 1916." The attached description located on the back of the page reads: "PHOTOGRAPHS No's 31 & 32.| DELPHOS AQUEDUCT.| Present structure is a box flume built for temporary use only. The structure is leaking badly and is liable to collapse at any time. This flume conveys the waters from Grand Reservoir northerly to the City of Delphos." 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_035
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Lakes & ponds; Canals; Dams; Bridges; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: New Knoxville (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing an aqueduct, which can be one of two kinds of structures: a structure used to transport water from location to location (e.g. a pipe), or a waterwork used to help ships cross over areas by means of a water channel. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Aqueduct North of Delphos, O.| July, 1916." The attached description located on the back of the page reads: "PHOTOGRAPHS No's 31 & 32.| DELPHOS AQUEDUCT.| Present structure is a box flume built for temporary use only. The structure is leaking badly and is liable to collapse at any time. This flume conveys the waters from Grand Reservoir northerly to the City of Delphos." 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_031
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Lakes & ponds; Canals; Dams; Bridges; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Delphos (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing an aqueduct, which can be one of two kinds of structures: a structure used to transport water from location to location (e.g. a pipe), or a waterwork used to help ships cross over areas by means of a water channel. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Aqueduct North of Delphos, O.| July, 1916." The attached description located on the back of the page reads: "PHOTOGRAPHS No's 31 & 32.| DELPHOS AQUEDUCT.| Present structure is a box flume built for temporary use only. The structure is leaking badly and is liable to collapse at any time. This flume conveys the waters from Grand Reservoir northerly to the City of Delphos." 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_032
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Lakes & ponds; Canals; Dams; Bridges; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Delphos (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a lock in Delpos, Ohio, which was used to control water flow. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Old Lock to be replaced by Wall, Delphos, O., July, 1916." 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_033
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Lakes & ponds; Canals; Dams; Bridges; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Delphos (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a boat in front of a dam, which is a structure use to control the flow of water and/or store water. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Independence Dam| South End." 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_043
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Canals; Lakes & ponds; Dams; Boats; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Defiance (Ohio); Defiance County (Ohio)