1856 Caspian Mills
An illustration of the mill next to the canal in Shadeville.

A Fragile Capital: Identity and the Early Years of Columbus, Ohio
A brief history is on page 51.

Annual Report:  Ohio. Board of Public Works – 1908
A report on the condition of the canal begins on page 217.

Canal and Other Transportation History

Includes a brief history of the feeder canal and other adjacent canals.

Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, Volume 1 – 1909
A brief description of the opening ceremonies of the canal begin on page 58.

Columbus-area Historical Markers
Photo of a historical marker for the canal.
 

Columbus Feeder Canal
A brief description and history of the canal.
 

Columbus Feeder Canal Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Franklin County.

Columbus Feeder Canal Images
Includes maps and photos of historical markers.

Columbus Feeder Canal photo

Columbus Lateral Canal
A historical photo of the canal.

Columbus Lateral Canal Entrance
A historical photo of the canal during the flood of 1898.

Columbus's Industrial Communities: Olentangy, Milo-Grogan, Steelton
A brief history and description of the canal is on page 5.

Common Labour: Workers and the Digging of North American Canals 1780-1860
A brief description of use of prison laborers to build the canal is on page 99.

Curious Cbus: When Canal Boats Floated Through Ohio

Includes a brief history of the canal, video and historical photos.

Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical photos.

Fish Stone Works on the Canal
A historical photo of the canal during the flood of 1898.

Franklin County map – 1883
Includes the route of the canal.

Historic Lockbourne Historical Marker

Photos and text of a marker in Lockbourne.

History of the City of Columbus, Capital of Ohio, Volume 1 – 1892
A brief history of the opening of the canal begins on page 338.

Hocking Valley Railroad and the old canal photo - 1891
 

Lockbourne – Columbus Feeder Canal – Canal Sites

A brief history of the canal and community.   Historical and current photos and maps.

Lockbourne and the Ohio and Erie Canal

A brief history of the canal and community.

Local canal helped connect Ohio

A brief history of the canal.  Historical photo.

Main Street Canal Bridge Damage
A historical photo during the 1898 flood.

Merion Village Historical Marker

Photos and text of a marker in the south part of Columbus.

Mound Street Canal Bridge
A historical photo during the 1898 flood.

Ohio: The Ohio Guide
A brief history of the canal is on page 249.

Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Franklin County.
 

Ohio and Erie Canal
Historical photos of the feeder canal are on pages 102 and 103.

Ohio Canal
An 1831 newspaper article about the canal boats

Old Canal Days
A pamplet about the canal, published by the Franklin County Historical Society.

Scarcity of Canal Boats – 1846
A brief article appears on page 79.

The Columbus Feeder Canal Historical Marker
A photo and text of the marker in Franklin County.

The Columbus Feeder of the Ohio Canal – 1954
A brief history begins on page 11.

The General Code of Ohio – 1921
An Act to abandon the canal begins on page 5507.