Wabash Erie Canal Turnpike Ohio OH RARE Manuscript Document 1851 Worker Van Wert

Description: RARE Manuscript Document Van Wert & Wabash & Erie Canal Free Turnpike Lyle Tate - Canal Worker Fascinating & Important History -- Read Below Signed Ohio 1851 For offer, an early ORIGINAL document. Fresh from an estate in Upstate NY. Never offered on the market until now. Vintage, Old, antique, Original - NOT a Reproduction - Guaranteed !! Great piece of history here. After doing a little research, it is clear that this is an important piece of Ohio history. Receipt showing payment to Lyle Tate for work on the VanWert & W & E Canal Free Turnpike. This is the Tate who Tate’s Landing (Reids) (Sharp’s Lock) Emerald Township - is named after. See below for more on him. Autograph signature of Thomas Whelan. In good condition. Fold marks, small rip to right side edge. Please see photos for details. If you collect Americana history, American manuscripts, transportation, etc., this is one you will not see again. A nice piece for your paper / ephemera collection. Perhaps some genealogy research information as well. Combine shipping on multiple bid wins! 1872 AN ACT To incorporate the Putnam and Paulding Western free turnpike road company. SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That John Matson, Nathan Eaton, and David Millinger, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, to lay out and establish a free turnpike road, commencing at a point on the Lima and Defiance turnpike road, in section eighteen, town one north, range five east, and run west to the county line, eighty rods south of the north-east corner of section thirteen, town one north, range four east, in Paulding county; thence due west to intersect the road running from Van Wert to the Wabash and Erie canal. SEC. 2. That the said commissioners and their successors, shall be a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Putnam and Paulding Western Free Turnpike Road company, and they shall in all things be governed by the provisions of the act to provide for laying out and establishing free turnpike roads, passed March 12th, 1845, and the acts amendatory thereto, except so far as the same may be modi fied by the provisions of this act. JOHN F. MORSE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES C. CONVERS, Speaker of the Senate. March 20, 1851. It was on the Wabash & Erie Canal & named after canal worker Lyle Tate (1820 – 1890) who bought up some land around one of the locks. Captain Robert Reid (1827 – 1875) established the post office & the town had a grocery store & several taverns. The bulkhead of Six Mile Reservoir & 3 locks were destroyed by dynamite in 1887 by a group of 200 local men (mostly farmers) known as the “Dynamiters”. They were tired of continuous floods from the reservoir overflowing after the canal shut down & a bill they proposed to fix the problem failed to pass in the state legislature. They also burned down the former lockmaster’s house at Tate’s landing. By the time law enforcement arrived, the damage was already done & the Dynamiters were long gone. The events were called the Reservoir War & the Dynamiters final task was blowing up the town’s last saloon in 1900. None of them were ever captured or had their identities revealed. Lyle Tate was buried with relatives in Live Oak Cemetery on Emerald Rd in Paulding. The Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via an artificial waterway. The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Over 460 miles long, it was the longest canal ever built in North America. The canal known as the Wabash & Erie in the 1850s and thereafter, was actually a combination of four canals: the Miami and Erie Canal from the Maumee River near Toledo, Ohio to Junction, Ohio, the original Wabash and Erie Canal from Junction to Terre Haute, Indiana, the Cross Cut Canal from Terre Haute, Indiana to Worthington, Indiana (Point Commerce), and the Central Canal from Worthington to Evansville, Indiana. ConstructionIn this 1850 map, the original Wabash and Erie Canal is shown as part of an emerging system canals and rail linesIn this 1850 map, the original Wabash and Erie Canal is shown as part of an emerging system canals and rail linesby 1872, the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway (shown in red) connected Toledo, Fort Wayne, and Lafayette. The original canal, with its slow pace and maintenance issues, struggled to compete with many rail lines in operation in the 1870s.by 1872, the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway (shown in red) connected Toledo, Fort Wayne, and Lafayette. The original canal, with its slow pace and maintenance issues, struggled to compete with many rail lines in operation in the 1870s. Canal design or prismThe United States Congress provided a land grant on March 2, 1827 for the canal's construction. On January 5, 1828, the Indiana General Assembly accepted the grant and appointed three commissioners.[1] These commissioners concluded that the canal would have to extend into Ohio and petitioned that state to appoint a commission of their own. The state legislature approved the plan and new commissioners appointed. After several legislative battles begun by proponents of the railroad, the Indiana General Assembly approved the borrowing of $200,000 to begin construction. February 22, 1832 ground was broken and construction began.[2] Construction of the canal reached Logansport by 1837.[3] The Panic of 1837 devastated Indiana's program of internal improvements, but did not stop construction entirely.[4] The canal reached Lafayette by 1843, Terre Haute by 1848 and Evansville by 1853.[5] During the summer of 1991, the Gronauer Lock was uncovered at New Haven, Indiana, during the construction of I-469. This is the only intact wooden timber lock discovered. Part of the Gronauer Lock is now on display at the Indiana State Museum. The high-line sections of the canal proved to be high maintenance and the cost of their repair is what eventually led to the collapse of the canal company. The worst offender was the common muskrat which were plentiful in the area. They would build burrows in the sides of the canal walls and once they tunneled through on the opposite side the water quickly washed out the entire wall of the levee which rendered the canal useless until it could be repaired.[6] Operation A boat on the canal in Delphi.The canal began operation in the summer of 1843. It only operated for about a decade before it became apparent that the canal was not economicially viable. Even when canal boats were operated at extremely slow speeds, the banks rapidly eroded, and the canal had to be constantly dredged to be operable. Terre Haute, Indiana, housed the headquarters of the canal from 1847 through 1876, when the canal lands were sold at an auction conducted by resident trustee Thomas Dowling at the Vigo County Courthouse. The last canalboat on the Wabash Canal made its last docking in 1874 in Huntington, Indiana, but other sections shut down years earlier. In 1887, Paulding County, Ohio residents put the final nail in the canal system's coffin: unhappy with mosquitoes breeding in the stagnant waters of Six Mile Reservoir, they cut the dike and drained it in the Reservoir War. There were several other "reservoir wars" during the canal's colorful history over the same issue, including the Clay County Canal War in Indiana. The right-of-way through Fort Wayne was purchased by the New York, Chicago and Lake Erie Railway (the Nickel Plate Road) which ran from Buffalo to Chicago. This allowed the railway to run straight through the heart of a major midwestern city without razing a single home. The canal right-of-way was also directly adjacent to downtown, which made the new railway quite convenient for passengers and many businesses. The canal from Napoleon to Toledo was paved over to make U.S. Route 24. Route The Wabash and Erie canal in Indiana.The Wabash & Erie Canal travels 497 miles from Toledo, Ohio on Lake Erie to Evansville, Indiana on the Ohio River. Its route takes it along the left bank or north side of the Maumee River from Toledo to the south side right bank near Defiance, Ohio and eventually to the headwaters at Fort Wayne, Indiana. From here, it follows the historic Indian portage to the Wabash River. Following the Wabash River, again on its north side, this is now the right bank. The canal heads downstream to Delphi. At this location, it crosses to the left bank (eastside). Continuing down the Wabash to Terre Haute, the canal turns southeast from the Wabash, using several other riverways, until reaching the Ohio River in Evansville. Maumee River SectionThe Miami and Erie Canal runs from Toledo to Cincinnati. The route as far as the Napoleon Bend was used by the Wabash & Erie Canal to reach Lake Erie. The joint route includes the following towns and cities. Toledo, Bend View Metro park (towpath), Side Cut Metro park (towpath & 3 of 6 locks). Providence (operating canal section). Maumee, Waterville, Providence/Grand Rapids (locks and other canal features), Independence. Defiance At Defiance, the Miami and Erie Canal crossed the Maumee River and turned south up the Auglaize River. This route carried the canal southward to the divide with the Great Miami and eventually the Ohio River at Cincinnati. Meanwhile, the Wabash & Erie Canal continued west along the Maumee River to the portage at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The two canals split at Junction, Ohio. Two canals using the same infrastructure at Providence, Ohio. Entrance from the Maumee River to the Miami and Erie Providence lock looking west into the old canal bed. Restoration of the mill and store at Providence. Location of Gronauer Lock #2.New Haven-IndianaGronauer Lock No 2 "Wabash and Erie Canal lock was discovered here June 1991 during excavation for highway construction. It was built 1838–1840 by Henry Lotz and named for lock keeper Joseph Gronauer. The rare, well-preserved timber-frame design lock measured 115 by 40 feet; lock chamber was 90 by 15 feet; two-thirds of the total structure was excavated and removed." "Numerous artifacts and 750 pieces of timber were recovered. After extensive preservation treatment, approximately 5 percent of total lock structure is included in an Indiana State Museum Exhibit. Wabash and Erie Canal, America's longest at approximately 460 miles, linked Lake Erie at Toledo, Ohio with Ohio River at Evansville 1853."[7] After the lock was moved to the Indiana State Museum in 1992, a historical marker was placed at its location (just east of the interchange of I-469 and US-24). At the same time that the lock was discovered, it was also revealed that a property located on the opposite side of the interchange was used by the keeper of the lock. However, in light of INDOT's plans to renovate the I-469 and US-24 interchange, the historical marker has been removed from the location, and most all of the buildings on the lock-keeper's property have been demolished. Fort Wayne is located at an old portage between the Maumee River and the Wabash River. Here, the canal crossed 5 miles to the Little Wabash River and headed downstream through Indiana. Since this was the highest point on the canal (i.e. the summit), Fort Wayne became known as the "Summit City." Located along this section is the Vermilyea Inn Historic District. Wabash River SectionRoanoke. Huntington - intersection of North Jefferson Street and East Washington on North Jefferson StreetCanal Landing on Washington Street - The Huntington Landing started 120 feet west on Washington St and continued to the lock at Cherry St. The Wabash & Erie canal was 4 feet deep and 100 feet wide as this point. Other locks were at First St. and Byron St. The Canal was completed from Fort Wayne to Huntington on July 3, 1835, and from Toledo to Evansville, 459 miles, in 1854. The Canal preceded the railroad to Huntington by 20 years, spurring early settlement. The Canal was abandoned in 1873.[7] Rook House - at the intersection of East Park Drive (U.S. 224) and Warren on East Park Drive. located on the south wall of the building.The first permanent hotel of Huntington was built of stone on this site by General John Tipton in 1835. Standing on the bank of the Wabash and Erie Canal, it was a commercial, political and social center. From 1862 to 1872 it housed one of the first public schools and was destroyed in 1873.[8] Forks of the Wabash Park (Museum), Rook House Marker Rook House Burks Lock Historic Marker Map of the Wabash & Erie Canal Historic Canal Route, now US 24 Rich valley, Peru, Logansport, Delphi, In Delphi, the canal crossed the Wabash from the right bank (northside) to the left bank (southside). A dam was built across the Wabash River at Pitts to create a slack water area to allow the boats to cross the river without an aqueduct. The Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center, a re-watered section of the canal, working canal boat, bridge, and mill site welcome visitors. Water section of the canal in Delphi, Indiana Reconstructed Canal Town - Canal Park Visitor Center Lafayette, Attica, Fountain County, Covington, Montezuma, Terre Haute Cross Cut Canal SectionEel River Section Between Terre Haute and Worthington, is 42 miles (68 km) long. Legally referred to as the Cross Cut Canal.[9] This created a link to the Central Canal and a route to Evansville. Since no other section of the Cross Cut Canal was contemplated nor built, it is considered historically to be part of the Wabash and Erie Canal. The canal had to overcome the 78 feet (24 m) at the summit.[9] Water was supplied by the Eel River Feeder,[9] the Birch Creek Reservoir and Splunge Creek Reservoir. Work started in 1836 but abandoned in 1839. The project was completed in 1850, serving the Wabash and Erie Canal system until 1861. The Cross Cut Canal is considered to be part of the Wabash & Erie Canal System.[9] Eel River Feeder Dam is 180 feet (55 m) long and 16.5 feet (5.0 m) high. It was completed in 1839. It was constructed to carry enough water from the river to enable navigation of boats on the proposed Crosscut Canal. The feeder dam was repaired and extended in 1850 to be 264 feet (80 m) long.[10] Riley, Worthington West Fork of the White RiverMain article: Indiana Central Canal Indiana Central Canal in IndianapolisFrom Newberry south, the W&E Canal followed the route of the Central Canal. The Central Canal was planned from Logansport, through Indianapolis and south to Evansville. Only the section from Newberry south and a few miles in Indianapolis were built. Newberry, Edwardsport, Petersburg, Francisco (Pigeon Creek section begins), Evansville, Indiana. TravelTravel along the canal was accomplished by canal packets. There were freight and passenger packets. The passenger packet consisted of a series of rooms along the length. Towards the front was the main saloon. Here meals were taken. This room was converted into a men's dorm for sleeping. The ladies saloon was towards the back of the boat. It was the women's sleeping dorm at night. Packets were pulled by three horses, oxen, or a mixture of oxen and horses. The most common problems identified in journals of that time were, heat, mosquitoes, and the close proximity to the other passengers.[11] Van Wert is a city in and the county seat of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States.[8] The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio approximately 77 mi (123 km) SW of Toledo and 34 mi (54 km) SE of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The population was 10,846 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Van Wert Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Lima-Van Wert- Wapakoneta, Ohio Combined Statistical Area. Van Wert is named for Isaac Van Wart, one of the captors of Major John André in the American Revolutionary War.[9] A center of peony cultivation, Van Wert has hosted the annual Van Wert Peony Festival on and off since 1902. Van Wert is home to the first county library in the United States, the Brumback Library. It also has a thriving community art center the Wassenburg Art Center and the award-winning Van Wert Civic Theatre. The home office of Central Insurance Companies is located in Van Wert. towns nearby : CitiesDelphos (part)Van Wert (county seat)VillagesConvoyElginMiddle PointOhio CityScottVenedociaWillshireWrenTownshipsHarrisonHoaglinJacksonJenningsLibertyPleasantRidgeTullyUnionWashingtonWillshireYork Unincorporated communitiesAbanakaCavettConverseDixon‡DullGlenmoreHoaglinJonestownMiddleburyMonticelloRicheySchummSeamersvilleWetselWolfcale

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