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Settlers Arrive On BoatsAfter the opening of the canal, many'of.the settlers came to Del-plios in boats. These1 boats brought household goods and supplies for the pioneers who were building a town and % clearing farms in the wilderness.; Grain and wood were important items carried in those early days, although many other commodities were also shipped in and out of the city on the canal.The beginning of the end of thecanal’s commercial significance icame with the “iron horse.” Hails :for the Pennsylvania railroad were \brought from London, England, to iNew Orleans, then by way of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Cincinnati and finally to Deiphos on the canal. Railroad tracks were Maid east and west from Deiphos, and the first locomotive •• for this
Newspaper Details
Delphos Courant
Delphos, Ohio, US
Wed, Sep 13, 1961
Page 29
Full Page
Clipped by
Bob E.
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