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Discover Ohio’s Miami and Erie Canal Booklet

Download this Tour Guide as a 1 megabyte PDF file.

Cover Image of this booklet showing historic canal activity
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   This 28 page visitors guide booklet contains rich historic, cultural and technical information about the Miami & Erie Canal Heritage Corridor in western Ohio.

  It features a numbered tour map, stories, photos and descriptions of canal features, local attractions, museums, parks, and hiking trails.

 
Introduction page of this brochure with storyline and credits
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  This guide was produced through the joint efforts of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water and the Miami and Erie Canal Corridor Association.

   
Image of page 22 of this booklet showing arial and ground photos of Locington
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   This is page 22 from the booklet and is point of interest number 37 on the tour map.

  Showcased on this page are a series of six stair-step locks in the town of Lockington.

  Slow passage through these locks spawned the 1837 boomtown then known as Locksport.