Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Allen and Auglaize Counties, including the community of Kossuth, between stations 5336 and 5518. Roads, properties, bridges, locks, rail lines 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 on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4925_007
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio
Places: Kossuth (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Allen County and the community of Kossuth in Auglaize County, between stations 5336 and 5518. Properties, roads, bridges, 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 on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4925_007
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Bridges
Places: Kossuth (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through the Village of Kossuth in Auglaize County, between stations 5441 and 5468. Roads, properties, 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 on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23162_003
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio
Places: Kossuth (Ohio); Auglaize County (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)