Description: Road under construction in Waverly Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_009_001
Subjects: Waverly (Roads--Ohio
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal through Waverly, Pike County, Ohio, between stations 898 and 1085. The Ohio Southern Railroad, Crooked Creek, main streets, bridges, and other city landmarks are noted along the canal route. 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: BV4918_007
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads--Ohio
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio);
 

Description: Caption reads: "Ohio Erie Canal Aquaduct and bridge at Waverly." Photo depicts the Crooked Creek Aquaduct and bridge along the Ohio Erie Canal in Waverly City, Ohio. The Ohio and Erie Canal was one of Ohio's most important canals during the mid nineteenth century. In 1822, the Ohio legislature realized the importance of internal improvements and created a new Ohio Canal Commission. The Canal Commission eventually recommended a route starting at Lake Erie, passing through the Cuyahoga Valley, the Muskingum Valley, the Licking Valley, and then to the Ohio River along the Scioto Valley. In essence, this proposed route included a combination of the central and eastern Ohio routes. On July 4, 1825 work began on what would become the Ohio and Erie Canal. Once completed, the canals still faced numerous difficulties. Flooding could do serious damage to the locks, walls, and towpaths, requiring extensive repairs. In Waverly, the first canal boat arrived on September 6, 1832, and the canal remained in operation until 1904 when the last canal boat passed through. In the flood of 1913 the Crooked Creek Aquaduct collapsed, although the towpath bridge remained standing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F06_027_001
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Dams; Rivers; Bridges Ohio; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio)
Places: Waverly City (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the breakdown of the old Ohio and Erie Canal after a flood. The breakdown occurred two blocks below Market Street in Waverly, Ohio. It is the aquaduct whick collapsed during the 1913 flood. The view is looking southeast at the towpath bridge which remains standing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_016_001
Subjects: Canals; Aqueducts; Waterfalls; Bridges--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Swing foot bridge across Crooked Creek 1/2 mile above Waverly showing typical Pike Co. Log Cabin." On January 3, 1815, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Pike County. Residents named the county in honor of Zebulon Pike, an explorer and the man who discovered Pike's Peak. Located in southern Ohio, Pike County is predominantly rural, with one percent of the county's 441 square miles consisting of urban areas. The county seat is Waverly. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_026_001
Subjects: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio); Swing bridges; Log cabins
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Erie Canal in Waverly, Pike County, Ohio. The Ohio and Erie Canal, built between 1825 and 1832, had a significant influence on Ohio's economy. In the early 19th century Ohio was largely rural and dependent on subsistence agriculture as the primary business. The canal, which cost nearly $8,000,000 to construct, provided a transportation route from Cleveland on Lake Erie to Portsmouth on the Ohio River. Ohio farmers were encouraged to increase production and ship surplus produce to more profitable markets. Industry became more prominent as manufacturers produced building supplies for the canals and shipped products via the canal. As an internal improvement, the Ohio and Erie Canal expanded the economy, increased the population, and ended the feeling of isolation in Ohio. The canal continued south from here for about a mile until it met Water Street, now Emmitt Avenue, and ran along Water Street through Waverly. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06124
Subjects: Canals--1830-1840; Agriculture--Economic aspects; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: The scenic Scioto River in Pike County Ohio, most likely somewhere close to Waverly, Ohio. The Scioto River is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles in length. It rises in Auglaize County in west central Ohio, flows through Columbus, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth. Too small for modern commercial shipping, its primary economic importance is for recreation and drinking water. Pike County was organized on February 1, 1815, from portions of Scioto, Ross, and Adams Counties, and was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, the explorer and soldier who had recently been killed in the War of 1812. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_045_001
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio--Pike County; Scioto River (Ohio)
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Probably dated to the 1930s, this photograph shows three men at Camp Pike, a Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) camp, possibly on the site of what is today Lake White State Park in Waverly in Pike County, Ohio. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Tomlinson." The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. This 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_B12F11_014_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Federal Writers' Project; New Deal; State parks and reserves
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Probably dated to the 1930s, this photograph shows an officer at Camp Pike, a Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) camp, possibly on the site of what is today Lake White State Park in Waverly in Pike County, Ohio. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Tomlinson." The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. This 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_B12F11_015_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Federal Writers' Project; New Deal; State parks and reserves
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of a family boating at Lake White near Waverly, Ohio, was taken in the 1960s. Lake White was built during the Great Depression in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration. It became a state park in 1949. The photograph measures 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3046_3655544_001
Subjects: Transportation; Arts and Entertainment; Boats; Lakes & ponds
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows an area of the lower basin in Newton Township, Pike County, known as the Ghost Orchard basin. A caption on the photograph's reverse reads "Below Jasper. See "folklore" sent in by Mrs Davis. see letter attached "Ghost Orchard Basin." 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_B11F10_017_001
Subjects: Canals; Nature; Landscapes; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Officially dedicated in 1949, Lake White is located at the foothills of the Appalachians near the Scioto River in Pike County. The Ohio government authorized the creation of Pike County in 1815. The county is named after Zebulon Pike, the man who discovered Pike's Peak. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F06_003_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Lakes & ponds
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)