Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Lucas and Henry Counties, between stations 1181 and 1326. The Maumee River and the village of Providence are pictured, and properties, 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 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: BV4923_007
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Providence (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio); Henry County (Ohio)
 

Description: Mrs. Carpenter made this quilt while living in Providence, Rhode Island, around the time of the Civil War. She brought it with her when she settled in Canaan Township in Athens County, Ohio. Carpenter pieced this quilt of log cabin blocks in the light-and-dark pattern in rows of blocks 10 x 10. The fabrics are wool, silk and cotton. The logs' construction is interesting because the fabric strip has been folded lengthwise after one edge was stitched down with the second raw edge being covered by the next strip, leaving the folded edge free. This construction of the logs is sometimes known as lapped because it gives an overlapping effect to the quilt surface. The strips were laid down over brown calico print squares with their rights sides making the backing. The raw seam edges on the back are covered with calico strips. It is 289cm x 289cm (82 x 82 inches). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3464_6643209_001
Subjects: Ohio Women; Daily Life; Quilts; Textiles
Places: Providence (Rhode Island); Canaan Township (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photomechanical reproduction of a home used by Elizabeth Buffum Chace (1806-1899) to conceal fugitive slaves in Valley Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03213
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Rhode Island; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Valley Falls (Rhode Island); Providence County (Rhode Island)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Buckland Lock, part of the Wabash and Erie Canal system. Located near Grand Rapids, Ohio, Buckland was a guard lock from the slackwater at Providence Dam into the Miami and Erie Canal. Boats coming from the Gilead Canal across the Maumee River locked back into the Miami and Erie Canal at this point. During the late 1810s, Governor Thomas Worthington and Governor Ethan Allen Brown both supported the development of canals in Ohio. Both men believed that Ohioans needed quick and easy access to the Ohio River and to Lake Erie if they were to profit financially. Farmers and business owners would be able to transport their products much more easily and cheaply with canals rather than turnpikes. Canals would also possibly open up new markets for Ohio goods. The Wabash and Erie Canal opened in 1845 and made Toledo a growing seaport and center of commerce along Lake Erie. In addition to the Wabash and Erie Canal, Toledo was connected to the city of Cincinnati by way of the Miami and Erie Canal. The Wabash and Erie Canal intersected with the Miami and Erie Canal at the town of Junction, Ohio. From Junction the canals proceeded as one to Defiance, Toledo, and Lake Erie. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s. By the 1850s, however, canals were losing business to the railroads, which offered several advantages. Railroads delivered passengers and goods more quickly, and they were not limited by a water source as canals were. Because of these advantages, railroads quickly supplanted the canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06115
Subjects: Wabash and Erie Canal (Ind. and Ohio); Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Canals--Ohio--History--19th century; Grand Rapids (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio--History;
Places: Grand Rapids (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is of a Rhode Island flag which was manufactured by Bulldog Bunting and Providence Awning and Flag. The manufacturer sewed their retailers label across the bulldog logo. The background is white and there are 13 yellow stars and a yellow anchor. The blue banner under the anchor bears the word Hope written in yellow. The rectangular shape is 90 by 152 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65255_001
Subjects: State Flags; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact
Places: Rhode Island
 

Description: This photograph shows an abandoned canal lock and an overgrown canal bed near Grand Rapids, Ohio. A railroad trestle spans the canal bed. The unidentified lock may be Lock No. 44, now located within the boundaries of Providence Metro Park (across the Maumee River from Grand Rapids). Lock No. 44 was part of the Miami, Wabash and Erie Canal system. The Miami and Erie Canal, which connected Toledo to Cincinnati, joined the Wabash and Erie Canal, which linked Toledo to Evansville, Indiana. The conjoined canals diverged at Junction, Ohio. The Miami and Erie Canal was one of Ohio's most important canals during the mid-nineteenth century. During the late 1810s, Governor Thomas Worthington and Governor Ethan Allen Brown both supported the development of canals. Both men believed that Ohioans needed quick and easy access to the Ohio River and to Lake Erie if they were to profit financially. Farmers and business owners would be able to transport their products much more easily and cheaply with canals rather than turnpikes. Canals would also possibly open up new markets for Ohio goods. In 1822 the Ohio legislature created a new Ohio Canal Commission, which eventually recommended two routes: a western route along the Miami and Maumee Valleys (Miami and Erie Canal) and an eastern route that started at Lake Erie, passing through the Cuyahoga Valley, the Muskingum Valley, the Licking Valley, and then to the Ohio River along the Scioto Valley (Ohio and Erie Canal). In 1825 the Ohio legislature approved both routes, and work began immediately on the Miami and Erie Canal. The 250-mile-long canal was completed in 1845. On February 22, 1832, construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal started in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Once completed, it would connect Toledo, Ohio, and Evansville, Indiana. The Wabash and Erie Canal intersected with the Miami and Erie Canal at the town of Junction, Ohio. From Junction the canals proceeded as one to Defiance, Toledo, and Lake Erie. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s. By the 1850s canals were losing business to the railroads, which offered several advantages. Railroads delivered passengers and goods more quickly, and they were not limited by a water source as canals were. Because of these advantages, railroads quickly supplanted the canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06114
Subjects: Wabash and Erie Canal (Ind. and Ohio); Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Canals--Ohio--History--19th century; Grand Rapids (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio--History;
Places: Grand Rapids (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: The castle, was originally referred to as the Jones Mansion. It was built as a honeymoon house for Thomas Laurens Jones and his wife. Jones would later on become a congressman for the state of Kentucky. After the death of Jones, the house become the property of the Sisters of Devin Providence, who renamed it Mount Saint Martin. A chapel was added to the property in 1893, however the building was torn down in the 1990's to make room for a shopping plaza. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F06_011_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Religion in Ohio; Churches
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Newport (Kentucky)