The Ohio History Connection is highlighting the bicentennial of the Ohio & Erie Canal on its annual Statehood Day, demonstrating how vital the body of water was to the state's growth. "In addition to ...

Construction of the Ohio & Erie Canal through eastern Ohio began in 1825. In Tuscarawas County, work on the waterway began in 1827. Opening of the canal helped to double the price for wheat and led to ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will deliver the keynote address at the Ohio & Erie Canal Bicentennial Celebration on June 28 in Newark. The free event, hosted by the Licking County Historical Society, ...

Learn about the history and future of the Ohio and Erie Canal. Dan Rice, longtime president and CEO of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, joins host Ardith Keck ahead of his 2026 retirement to ...

This is part of NBC4’s ongoing series about the America 250 Ohio celebration, highlighting Ohio’s contributions to the nation ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebration in 2026. COLUMBUS, Ohio ...

Success may have many fathers, but the Erie Canal, 200 years old this fall, owes its success to at least one mother: Mother Nature. When the last great glacier melted in this region, it left behind an ...

The Beacon Journal is asking readers to contribute to a yearlong project about how Akron has helped shape America.

As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s displacement of Native American communities.