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Parts of a lock gate. (Courtesy of the Cuyahoga Valley Association)

The Ohio & Erie Canal: Catalyst of Economic Development for Ohio tells how the construction of this canal transformed one of the poorest states in the...

The canal was built mainly with hand tools and horse power. Construction did not simply begin at one end and progress steadily to the other end, leaving a finished canal in its wake. (David Demero, C

The Building of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal helps students realize the role canals played in western expansion and in the evolution...

Early Highways that Bind the Nation: Families on the Move, Six images with analysis questions

America on the Move tells how transportation changed America. A classroom activity guide looks at foods and...

'Mitchell's Map of the United States.' Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1835. Newberry Library call number: H6083.58.

Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms offers lesson plans built around historically important maps on 18 topics: Columbus's...

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