Description: This 1967 photograph shows the remnants of Lock #19 of the Hocking Canal, located north of Nelsonville, Ohio, near U.S. Route 33. The Hocking Canal, built between 1829 and 1843, was a 56-mile-long canal that linked to the Ohio and Erie Canal at Carroll, Ohio. Stretching from Carroll to Athens, the Hocking Canal stimulated the growth of Lancaster, Logan, and Nelsonville, and opened the Hocking Valley to trade. Its major exports were salt, coal, and iron. Imports included goods from the East, such as cloth, shoes, and dishes. The advent of railroads in the 1850s meant the beginning of the end for canals. The Hocking Canal was abandoned in 1894. The nineteenth lock on the Hocking Canal was known as the "Sheep Pen Lock. Built as a guard lock, it was intended to permit slackwater navigation of the Hocking River by regulating water depths where river and canal met. Those plans were later abandoned, and the mechanism was converted to a lift lock, which raised and lowered boats as required by changes in the canal's elevation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06112
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Canals--Ohio--History--19th century; Transportation--Ohio--History; Nelsonville (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Nelsonville (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County, between stations 1887 and 1983. The Hocking River and Wolf's Basin are pictured, and railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4922_007
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking and Athens Counties, between stations 1983 and 2068. The Hocking River is pictured, and railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4922_008
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Hocking County (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County, between stations 1657 and 1778. Public roads, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4922_005
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County, between stations 1295 and 1393. The Hocking River is pictured, and railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4922_001
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County, between stations 1531 and 1657. Stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4922_004
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County, between stations 1108 and 1203. Railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4921_010
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County, passing by the small community of Enterprise, between stations 1203 and 1295. The Hocking River is pictured, and railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4921_011
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County, between stations 1393 and 1463. The Hocking River is pictured, and railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4922_002
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County, between stations 990 and 1108. The Hocking River is pictured, and railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4921_009
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Fairfield and Hocking Counties, between stations 878 and 990. The Hocking River is pictured, and railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4921_008
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Fairfield County (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County and past the community of Haydenville, between stations 1778 and 1887. Public roads, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4922_006
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Haydenville (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio);