Loramie Summit

Loramie Summit (HMF68)

Location: New Bremen, OH 45869 Auglaize County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 26.129', W 84° 22.84'

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The Miami Erie Canal, built 1825-1845, 244.5 miles long, was a transporter of passengers and freight between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. This section is Loramie Summit., a 21 mile plateau of water retained by Lock 1-N (this marker) and Lock 1-S at Lockington: water supplied by summit feeders from reservoirs Loramie and Lewiston (Indian Lake). Lock 1-N was one of 105 locks which lifted boats 513' from Cincinnati to the summit, lowered 395' to Toledo. Lock chambers of wood and stone were 90' by 15'. Canal here was 50' top, 26' bottom, and 5' deep. The half-way marker, lake to river, is 1.5 miles north this site. Fare: passengers, 3-2 cents per mile - freight, 2 cents ton mile - 1.5 cents over 100 miles. Boat tow was 4-5 miles per hour.
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HM NumberHMF68
Series This marker is part of the The Miami & Erie Canal series
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Year Placed1981
Placed ByAuglaize County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 10:43am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 722171 N 4479388
Decimal Degrees40.43548333, -84.38066667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 26.129', W 84° 22.84'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 26' 7.74" N, 84° 22' 50.40" W
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Area Code(s)419
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 122 E Front St, New Bremen OH 45869, US
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