Industrial Ohio: Steel and Rubber
Canals throughout the state helped expand Ohio's early economy by providing farmers and manufacturers with the means to efficiently ship goods to markets in the east. Follow along with Mark Urycki on a tour of the scenic Ohio Canal Byway and learn about the towns and industries that developed along the Ohio and Erie Canal.
Follow the orange and blue byway signs.
The Akron Toy Museum has moved since the recording of this podcast.
Begin each track at the location indicated. Important sites from the tour are marked on the map and under each track heading. Sites that are highlighted in blue link to additional information.
Track 1
Begin at Fort Laurens GPS: 40.6390252, -81.4570813- Historic Fort Laurens
- Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail
- Wooster Street Waterworks Park
Track 2
Canal St. and Wooster St. GPS: 40.724595, -81.528710Track 3
First and Lincoln Way in Massillon GPS: 40.796195, -81.524379Track 4
McKinley Monument at Waterworks Park in Canton GPS: 40.806348, -81.393205- National First Ladies' Library Education and Research Center
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Lake Avenue Trailhead Canal Towpath
Track 5
North St. in Clinton GPS: 40.928357, -81.629519- Anna-Dean Farm
- Portage Lakes- Nesmith Lake Park
Track 6
Rt 224 to George Washington Blvd. GPS: 41.028192, -81.462077- Akron Fulton Municipal Airport
- Old Rubber Bowl
- See Akron Fulton Airport, former Goodyear Air Dock, Old Rubber Bowl football field, and Derby Downs
- Derby Downs
- Wingfoot Lake
Track 7
Rt 224 and Manchester Rd. GPS: 41.029926, -81.546774- Summit Lake
- Firestone Park
- Richard Howe House
- Lock 3 Park
- Plaque of Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman"
- Cascade Park
- Portage Path
- Mustill Store
Track 8
Cascade Park, North Howard St. and North St. GPS: 41.090904, -81.516476Track 9
Rt 303 Downton Peninsula, between Riverview and Akron Peninsula Rd. GPS: 41.241526, -81.552615- Boston Store Visitors Center
- Stanford House B&B
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
- Station Road Bridge
- Frazee House
Track 10
Leonard Krieger Canal Center GPS: 41.431130, -81.662667- Leonard Krieger Canal Center
- Burke Lakefront Airport
Track 11
Leonard Krieger Canal Center GPS: 41.431130, -81.662667- Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Western Reserve Historical Society
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- Severance Hall
- Steelyard Commons, Towpath Area, Interpretive Signs
- West Side Market
- Settlers Landing Park
- Steamship William G. Mather Museum
- Great Lakes Science Center
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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