ELEVEN MILE LOCK AT VALLEY VIEW, OHIO, NEAR CLEVELAND. THE OHIO-ERIE CANAL WAS BUILT FROM CLEVELAND TO AKRON BETWEEN 1825 AND 1827, AND FLOURISHED FROM 1833 TO 1913 AS A LINK BETWEEN THE GREAT LAKES AND THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEMS. THE WATERWAY WAS PUT OUT OF BUSINESS BY A FLOOD AND COMPETITION FROM THE RAILROADS THE CANAL IS NOW A PART OF THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA LOCATED IN A 20-MILE STRETCH BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF CLEVELAND AND AKRON

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