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Roche de Boeuf
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Miami & Erie Canal
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USS Niagara
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HMS Bounty
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Locks of the Miami & Erie Canal
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Providence Dam Built 1838
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Lock 5 (Miami&Erie canal this one still has the wooden gates used to close the lock.The whole series was abandoned in 1857)
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Flood gates Miami and Erie canal.( Due to season high and low water levels in the Maumee river the Providence dam was built to maintain a static water level in the canal. This is one of the flood gates that let water into the canal.)
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Canal boat Miami & Erie (represents a time when life moved at a much slower pace.)
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Canal Boat (this could be 1840 on the Miami & Erie canal if not for the steel truss RR. bridge in background. It was the Iron horse that was a major factor in the demise of the canal.)
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Roche de Boeuf ( from water level with the crumbling old interurban rail bridge in background )
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Maumee bluffs (west bank)
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Maumee Bluffs (east bank If you look at this picture there is a striking feature that is the result of a seasonal happening. )
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Miami & Erie (Save for the showcase areas. This is what the canal looks like today. It has turned into an excellent wildlife refuge.) The mosquitos love it !
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Miami & Erie ( Another part of the canal on the east side of the river on the river walk in Grand Rapids )
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Ft Meigs
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Ft. Meigs
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Ft. Meigs
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Ft. Meigs
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Ft. Meigs
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Block House And Palisade Ft. Meigs ( largest wood stockade fort in North America)
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Ft .Meigs Old Northwest Territory (built in 1813 by General Sinclair during the war of 1812)
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Turkey Foot Rock (Fallen Timbers)
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This is at Fallen Timbers and list those killed and wounded in the battle.
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fallen timbers 2
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fallen timbers 1
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Approaching the mill from Kimbel's Landing another part of the restored canal.
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Ludwig Mill This is one of the last operating, completely water powered mills. It has been operating since it was built in the 1800's
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Ludwig Mill ( built in the 1800's still working today.)