The Miami & Erie Canal and New Bremen

The Miami & Erie Canal and New Bremen (HMD6K)

Location: New Bremen, OH 45869 Auglaize County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 26.199', W 84° 22.825'

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Begun in 1833, the Miami Extension linked the Miami Canal in Dayton to the Wabash & Erie Canal at Junction. Engineering difficulties, epidemics and the Panic of 1837 delayed completion of the Extension until June 1845, when the packet boat Banner first navigated the almost 250 mile distance from Cincinnati to Toledo in three days. New Bremen was the northern terminus for a period while work continued northward on the Extension. Designated the Miami & Erie in 1849, it served as the primary avenue of commerce and military transport, and as a "post road" (mail route) between western Lake Erie and the Ohio River before the railroad era. The Miami & Erie remained in use until 1913, long after the canal era had passed. Along the course of the canal, New Bremen was the approximate midway point between Cincinnati and Toledo.
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HM NumberHMD6K
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series, and the The Miami & Erie Canal series.
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Marker Number2-6
Year Placed2003
Placed ByNew Bremen - New Knoxville Rotary Club, the New Bremen Historic Association, and the Ohio Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 8:23pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 722188 N 4479518
Decimal Degrees40.43665000, -84.38041667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 26.199', W 84° 22.825'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 26' 11.94" N, 84° 22' 49.50" W
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Area Code(s)419
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 W Monroe St, New Bremen OH 45869, US
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