Canal fever : the Ohio & Erie Canal, from waterway to canalway / edited by Lynn Metzger and Peg Bobel ; with illustrations by Chuck Ayers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Metzger, Lynn.

Bobel, Peg.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History.

Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Original essays on the past, present, and future of the Ohio & Erie Canal -- Combining original essays based on the past, present, and future of the Ohio & Erie Canal, Canal Fever showcases the research and writing of the best and most knowledgeable canal historians, archaeologists, and enthusiasts. Each contributor brings his or her expertise to tell the canals story in three parts: the canal erathe creation of the canal and its importance to Ohios early growth; the canals declinethe decades when the canal was merely a ditch and path in backyards all over northeast Ohio; and finally the rediscovery of this old transportation system and its transformation into a popular recreational resource, the Ohio & Erie Canalway. Included are many voices from the past, such as canalers, travelers, and immigrants, stories of canal use through various periods, and current interviews with many individuals involved in the recent revitalization of the canal. Accompanying the essays are a varied and interesting selection of photographs of sites, events, and people, as well as original maps and drawings by artist Chuck Ayers. Canal Fever takes a broad approach to the canal and what it has meant to Ohio from its original function in the states growth its present-day function in revitalizing our region. Canal buffs, historians, educators, engineers, and those interested in urban revitalization will appreciate its extensive use of primary source materials and will welcome this comprehensive collection.

Contents:

The history of the Ohio & Erie Canal / Sam Tamburro. Side bar: where the canal meets the road / Glenn Harper

Building the canals : the engineers / Jack Gieck

Mucking through : common labor on the Ohio & Erie Canal / George Knepper

Natural history, natural resources, and the Ohio & Erie Canal / Joseph T. Hannibal

A traveler's tale : along the Ohio & Erie Canal in 1834 : Maximilian, Prince of Wied : an annotated translation / Joseph T. Hannibal, Sabina F. Thomas, and Michael G. Noll

The hands of the diligent / Kathleen Fernandez

Voices on the canal / Peg Bobel and Lynn Metzger

East versus west : the industrial valley / Richard Sicha

Railroad fever and canals in Ohio / H. Roger Grant. Sidebar : Cuyahoga Valley scenic railroad - today / Robert W. Bobel

William Bennett's Navarre, the canal town / Sam Tamburro

Crossing the cultural fault line : the historic landscape of the Ohio & Erie Canal / Glenn Harper

Rising water and waning support : the Ohio & Erie Canal's final years / Peg Bobel. Sidebar : canal maintenance in the twenty-first century / Peg Bobel

The ditch and the path in the backyard / Peg Bobel and Lynn Metzger. Sidebar : what is in a name? / Sam Tamburro

Saving the "little silver ribbon" / Bob Downing and Russ Musarra. Sidebar : magnolia and the Sandy & Beaver Canal / Russ Musarra

Reading the past / Lynn Metzger

Grassroots and connections / Peg Bobel and Lynn Metzger

Journey to canalway / Peg Bobel and Lynn Metzger. Sidebar : the Ohio & Erie canalway scenic byway / Rory Robinson. Sidebar : heritage development : the stewardship ethic for the twenty-first century / Daniel M. Rice

Epilogue : the trail ahead / Peg Bobel and Lynn Metzger.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-15850-7

9786613158505

1-61277-567-5

OCLC:

768338796