Construction of the Ohio & Erie Canal through eastern Ohio began in 1825. In Tuscarawas County, work on the waterway began in 1827. Opening of the canal helped to double the price for wheat and led to ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will deliver the keynote address at the Ohio & Erie Canal Bicentennial Celebration on June 28 in Newark. The free event, hosted by the Licking County Historical Society, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Water is fundamental to human life, and for a mostly land-locked state like Ohio you might be surprised to learn how water has shaped the founding (and future) of the state.

Artists share unique photographic perspectives on the Erie Canal’s history and legacy. Three artists-in-residence use photography to explore the Erie Canal’s bicentennial, connecting past and present ...

Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition 11/3/2025 | 26m 2s | CC Dan Rice, longtime president and CEO of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, joins host Ardith Keck ahead of his 2026 retirement to discuss the ...

Success may have many fathers, but the Erie Canal, 200 years old this fall, owes its success to at least one mother: Mother Nature. When the last great glacier melted in this region, it left behind an ...

This is part of NBC4’s ongoing series about the America 250 Ohio celebration, highlighting Ohio’s contributions to the nation ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebration in 2026. COLUMBUS, Ohio ...