Running alongside the Cuyahoga River was the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. The combination of a canal lock and a dam in one location was the only one of its kind. The canal made Kent a convenient location for mill owners who wanted to ship their finished goods to other markets. The canal as a whole was completed in 1840, but as with most other canals across the country, it became obsolete when the railroad came to town. By 1867, the canal had been abandoned. | Creator: Ashley MaugerDownload Original File
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"Side by Side: Canal and Cuyahoga" appears in: Kent Dam
