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The Olmsted Locks and Dam is a locks and wicket dam on the Ohio River at river mile 964.4. The project is intended to reduce tow and barge delays by replacing the existing older, and frequently congested, locks and dams Number 52 and Number 53 .
Following the opening of the lock and dam at Davis Island in 1885, the venture proved to be worthy. In 1910, the Rivers and Harbors Act was authorized by Congress . The Act allowed the production of a system of locks and dams along the Ohio.
Greenup Lock and Dam is the eleventh lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 341 mi (549 km) downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic which is 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide (366 m × 34 m), and the auxiliary lock which is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide (183 m × 34 m).
Memorial Park, Maplewood, New Jersey; Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio; Munsey Park, New York [35] [36] [37] North Park, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1901; Otto Kahn Estate, Cold Spring Hills, New York; Oldfields-Lilly House and Gardens, [38] a National Historic Landmark, originally Hugh Landon estate (Olmsted job # 6883 1920–1927 ...
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The state park has hosted junior and collegiate rowing races, including the US Rowing Youth National Championships. [3] The park's main feature is William H. Harsha Lake, a 2,107-acre (853 ha) reservoir [4] created in 1978. The lake's large earthen dam and smaller saddle dams are operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [5]
Buckeye Lake is a reservoir in Fairfield, Licking, and Perry counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1] The lake was created in the 19th century as the "Licking Summit Reservoir", an important part of the Ohio and Erie Canal project. With the demise of the canal system in the early 20th century, usage of the lake shifted to recreation.
Summit Metro Parks is a Metroparks system serving the citizens of Summit County, Ohio by managing 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) in 16 developed parks, six conservation areas and more than 150 miles (240 km) of trails, with 22.4 miles (36.0 km) of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail.