Swam Creek Sunday * 1885 Swan Creek, Toledo, Ohio * Here is a photo of Swan Creek in Toledo, Ohio, 1885. * Swan Creek was an important piece to the development of the port of Toledo. The stream is part of nearly 4,000 miles of streams, creeks, and rivers that empty into the Maumee River, creating the largest watershed in the Great Lakes. But this creek was also more than just a tributary of the Maumee. It served as part of the Miami and Erie Canal. It was built between 1825 and 1845, the 301-mile canal stretched from Toledo to Cincinnati and strengthened the economic power of this area by connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio River. * Want MORE Time Travel in Toledo, Ohio? Check out my website at: https://www.thegenealogyinvestigator.com/time-travel-in-toledo-ohio --- #genealogytribe #thegenealogyinvestigator #genealogy #toledoohiohistory #toledohistory #toledoohio #historynerd #ancestry #familyhistory #timetravelintoledoohio #canals #photograph #buildings #history #lafayettestreetbridge #cherrystreetbridge #commercialbuildings #middlegrounds #warehousedistrict #animalpens #lumber #swancreek #islandhouse #masts #riggings https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci7sE8auPOW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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(*Labor Day) Manic Monday / Labor Day * 1885 Excursion Boat, Toledo, OH * Here is the Excursion Boat in The City of Toledo, Ohio, cruising around on the Maumee River in 1885. * The old Cherry St. Bridge, a swing bridge, has opened for the steamer to pass through in the 1st photo. * The second photo shows some sailboats in the bay. * Want MORE Time Travel in Toledo, Ohio? Check out my website at: https://www.thegenealogyinvestigator.com/time-travel-in-toledo-ohio --- #genealogytribe #thegenealogyinvestigator #genealogy #toledoohiohistory #toledohistory #toledoohio #historynerd #ancestry #familyhistory #timetravelintoledoohio #excusionboat #swingbridges #cherrystreetbridge #maumeeriver #boats #boating #steamboats #transportation #oldphotographs #vintagephotos #sailboats https://www.instagram.com/p/CiICjWNOqRw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Flashback Friday - Toledo-Style -- Here is a photo from the Toledo Times showing a rare view of the Cherry Street Bridge in 1875. --- The Cherry Street Bridge was the first bridge to span the Maumee in Toledo, built in 1865. The wooden structure stretched 2,200 feet from Water Street at the foot of Cherry Street on the west side to Front Street in East Toledo. --- The original structure was originally a toll bridge built by a stock company that charged 2 cents per person, a dime per horse, a nickel a head for cattle, and a penny a head for sheep and hogs. --- Just two years after it was completed, a flood wiped out one section of the span, with another span swept away in an 1883 floor that followed. A new STEEL bridge was built in 1884 for about $360,000, but lost the western half when a steamship collided with it in 1908. --- The current concrete-arch bridge from Cherry to Main street cost $1.2 million and was finished in 1914. It had lift spans, originally powered by two steam engines, instead of a swing span. --- The bridge was renamed by City Council in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. --- www.thegenealogyinvestigator.com --- #cherrystreetbridge #historytime #toledohistory #historynerd #genealogytribe #thegenealogyinvestigator #martinlutherkingjrbridge #toledoohio #ancestry #genealogy #familytree https://www.instagram.com/p/CgUahG8Oxas/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=