Playmates of the Towpath: Happy Memories of the Canal Swimmers' Society Contributor(s): Ludwig, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1948986078 ISBN-13: 9781948986076 Publisher: Commonwealth Book Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
Physical Information: 0.35" H x 7" W x 10" (0.66 lbs) 166 pages |
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Publisher Description: In historic downtown Cincinnati, Central Parkway is a landmark avenue, noted for its width. But under the parkway was once the Miami & Erie Canal, which connected Lake Erie with the Ohio River. Completed in 1845, the canal was a vital means of transporation of goods through the state. Railroads put the canal out of business, but it remained a waterway through Cincinnati well into the twentieth century. As Cincinnati burgeoned into a modern urban metropolis, the canal became a playing ground for the city's daring youth and adults. Upon the demise of the canal and the opening of Central Parkway, Charles Ludwig, a reporter for the Cincinnati Times-Star and himself a canal swimmer in his youth, gathered together stories and vignettes celebrating the canal's recreational past. Illustrated with historic photos, this book, originally published in 1929, records a time and way of life long vanished. |