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Virtual Parks Series: The Ohio and Erie Canal

With a Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ranger

2023-04-06 18:00:00 2023-04-06 19:00:00 America/New_York Virtual Parks Series: The Ohio and Erie Canal The Ohio & Erie Canal changed the landscape, economics, & people of the Cuyahoga Valley. A Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ranger reveals the lasting effect the canal had on Ohio and the nation. Kenmore Branch- Virtual - Zoom

Thursday, April 06
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-06 18:00:00 2023-04-06 19:00:00 America/New_York Virtual Parks Series: The Ohio and Erie Canal The Ohio & Erie Canal changed the landscape, economics, & people of the Cuyahoga Valley. A Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ranger reveals the lasting effect the canal had on Ohio and the nation. Kenmore Branch- Virtual - Zoom

The Ohio & Erie Canal changed the landscape, economics, & people of the Cuyahoga Valley. A Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ranger reveals the lasting effect the canal had on Ohio and the nation.

Built between 1823 and 1832, the Ohio & Erie Canal changed the landscape, economics, and people of the Cuyahoga Valley. Thriving until the Great Flood of 1913, the canal has become a place for those seeking recreation, relaxation, and a chance to explore the past.

Join a Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ranger to uncover the lasting effect the canal had on Ohio and the nation.

Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.4650.

This program will be presented online in Zoom.

A login will be sent several days before the event. Please do not share the web link for this program. If someone else is interested in attending, please have them contact the library to register.

A webcam and microphone may be necessary for participation in this interactive event. If you have one or neither of these, your level of participation will be limited. If you do not have an email address, please contact the Kenmore Branch at 330.643.4650 to learn how to participate in this program via phone.



Related Resources:

"Boats of the Ohio Canal, 1839 to 1855" by David A. Meyer

"The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal" Mary H. Rubin

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Nature & Outdoors | History |

TAGS: | Ohio history | Akron history |

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