Sandy and Beaver Canal

Sandy and Beaver Canal

The Sandy and Beaver Canal ran convert|73|mi|km|0 from the Ohio and Erie Canal at Bolivar, Ohio, to the Ohio River at Glasgow, Pennsylvania. It had 90 locks, was chartered in 1828 and completed in 1848. However, the middle section of the canal had many problems from the beginning and fell into disrepair. [cite web | title = Sandy and Beaver Canal | publisher = Ohio Historical Society | url = http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=797 | accessdate = 2007-11-06] The canal ceased to operate in 1852, when the Cold Run Reservoir Dam outside of Lisbon, Ohio, broke, ruining a large portion of the canal. Only convert|0.75|mi|km|0 of this privately funded canal lay in Pennsylvania; the rest was in Ohio. cite book | last = Shank | first = William H. | title = The Amazing Pennsylvania Canals, 150th Anniversary Edition | publisher = American Canal and Transportation Center | date = 1986 | location = York, Pennsylvania | isbn=0-933788-37-1]

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