19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Ohio

 

 

Walhonding Canal

 

A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1913
A descriiption of work along the canal is on page 22.

 

Acts of a Local Nature Passed at the Session of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio – 1838
An Act to provide for an extension of the canal begins on page 221.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A table of receipts and expenditures for the canal begins on page 1402.

 

Annual Reports Made to the Governor of the State of Ohio - 1860
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Aqueduct, basin & Walhonding Canal, Roscoe
A historical photo of the canal.

 

Aqueduct Over Walhonding River, Roscoe
A historical photo of the canal.

Canal Society of Ohio Glass Plates

Includes historical photos of the canal.


Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio, Volume 1 - 1909
A history of the county, including reference to the canal on page 73.
 

Common Labour: Workers and the Digging of North American Canals 1780-1860
An example of a young boy hired to work on the canal is on page 77.

 

Documents Including Messages and Other Communications Made to the Forty-Ninth General Assembly - 1851
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Early American Railroads
A brief description of the canal is on page 376.

 

Executive Documents, Annual Reports, Part 1 - 1857
A report on the canal operation is on page 482.
 

First Annual Report of the Board of Public Works – 1837
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Fifteenth Annual Report of the Board of Public Works – 1851
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Fifty-fourth Annual Report of the Board of Public Works - 1892
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Sixtieth Annual Report of the Board of Public Works – 1898
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Sixty-third Annual Report of the Board of Public Works – 1901
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Sixty-fourth Annual Report of the Board of Public Works – 1902
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Sixty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Public Works – 1903
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Historical Collections of Coshocton County - 1876
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Historical Collections of Ohio, Volume 1 - 1889
A description of the town of Roscoe, including reference to the canal, begins on page 470.
 

History of Ashland County, Ohio, Volume 1 - 1909
A history of the county, including references to the canal on pages 55 and 142.
 

History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881
A brief history of the canal begins on page 286.

 

History of Walhonding, Ohio
Includes the role of the canal in its development.

 

History of Warsaw, Ohio, Walhonding Valley
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

Message and Reports Made to the General Assembly and Governor of the State of Ohio - 1858
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Message and Reports Made to the General Assembly and Governor of the State of Ohio - 1859
An index of links which refer to the canal in the document.

 

Ohio-Erie Canal and Walhonding Canal Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Coshocton County.


Only The Public Suffers.; Illustrations of Republican Misrule in the State of Ohio
A lnk to a .pdf file of an 1893 New York Times article about political issues that affected the canals.
 

The Ohio Gazetteer, and Traveler's Guide – 1841
A description of the canal is on page 529.

 

The Six Mile Dam
An article begins on page 7 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

The Villages And Towns Of Ashland County
Brief histories of these communities, as of 1876, including references to the canal.
 

The Walhonding & Mohican Canal

A brief history and description of the canal.


The Walhonding Feeder
An article begins on page 3 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

“Twenty-five Miles to Nowhere”
An article begins on page 10 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

“Twenty-five Miles to Nowhere”: The People and the Canal

The article begins on page 17 of the June, 2014 issue of the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.


Walhonding Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
 

Walhonding Canal
A brief history and description of the canal. Current photo, map and links to related sites.
 

Walhonding Canal

A brief history of the canal.   Links to maps and related sites.


Walhonding Canal & Six Mile Dam: Ohio’s Canal Era

A brief history and description of the canal and dam.


Walhonding Canal above Roscoe
A historical photo of the canal.

 

Walhonding Canal facts for kids


Rev. September, 2025