Canal Terminus / Manhattan

Canal Terminus / Manhattan (HMCS9)

Location: Toledo, OH 43611 Lucas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 41.31', W 83° 29.112'

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Canal Terminus

The original northernmost lock in a canal system which linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River was located near the foot of LaSalle Street. Indiana's Wabash & Erie Canal (1843 - 1874) joined Ohio's Miami & Erie Canal (1845 - 1913) near Defiance and shared the same course to this location. Toledo's Swan Creek side cut became the northern terminus in 1864.

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Manhattan

Founded in 1835, by the following year Manhattan was a thriving village of 500 inhabitants. It boasted warehouses, docks, a hotel, a post office, a newspaper, and the first bank in Lucas County. Commercial rival, Toledo, won the canal business and Buffalo investors withdrew their support. Manhattan collapsed overnight. The state of Ohio abandoned the Toledo-to-Manhattan canal link in 1864.
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HM NumberHMCS9
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series, and the Wabash & Erie Canal series.
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Marker Number26 ? 48
Year Placed1988
Placed ByRiverside Hospital, Toledo Sesquicentennial Commission, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 11:51am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 293173 N 4618175
Decimal Degrees41.68850000, -83.48520000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 41.31', W 83° 29.112'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 41' 18.60" N, 83° 29' 6.72" W
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Area Code(s)419
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3830-3898 N Summit St, Toledo OH 43611, US
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