April 28
This a Pic of the campground where the canal is. not bad campground
Yesterday i made an interesting discovery at the library after i had made up my blog and closed out for the day.I ask the librarian about the sign at the campground about sandy and beaver canal. She produced a book about 3/4 inch thick and two maps. It seems that about 1805 some of the locals had an idea to build a canal from lisbon to the ohio river. They had surveys done and finally ended up building a canal complete with locks and two tunnels through high hills and a couple of troughs over low spots from the ohio canal that connecte lake erie to the ohio river. This canal went to the ohio river also at beaver,penn up to the ohio canal in the center of the state. It was really big deal in the 1835-1850 era. Apparently it opened up this part of the state to settlement. I walked down by the stream at the campground and sure enough there were the remains of a lock from this canal. lock 30. The name of this creek was beaver creek because it drained into the ohio near bever penn.
I moved today to evergreen park rv park this morning. Really nice place. paved spots,elec,water,sewer,csble, wi fi. I plan to be herre a week th visit Akron for the ari force museum there, and dave- firestone golf course, the canton for pro football hall of fame, and several amish sites near here.
hey Peepaw...You have been on the road one week and one day and have already experienced so much! You really discovered some interesting facts about the canal. Were you able to get any pics of the farmland that you grew up on or the town?
ReplyDeletePatrick and I look forward to reading about what you get into tomorrow.
We miss you...Lilly says hello and that she especially misses you.
hey Peepaw...You have been on the road one week and one day and have already experienced so much! You really discovered some interesting facts about the canal. Were you able to get any pics of the farmland that you grew up on or the town?
ReplyDeletePatrick and I look forward to reading about what you get into tomorrow.
We miss you...Lilly says hello and that she especially misses you.
Hey Dad - interesting stuff. You are really getting the max out of your trip - just goes to show there is something interesting about every place you go if you dig deep enough. The new campground sounds nice - we particularly enjoy the pics - so keep'em coming!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your visits in Ohio - can't wait to hear about the Football Hall of Fame.