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Located at the site are three markers signifying what the canal meant to Ohio, the story of the canal, and the 100- year history of the Hobart Brothers Company. A portion of Lock 12 was saved when a large portion of the factory building was razed in 2015.
The canal connected Lake Erie to the Ohio River through Troy and eased the difficulty of shipping goods upriver.
Noticing the success of the Erie Canal, Ohio officials constructed the canal to stimulate business in the state.
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Prior to railroads, boats were prominent on the Miami-Erie Canal and in 1851 approximately 400 boats were used.
Historians who researched the monument, along with the Hobart Brothers Co., which helped dedicate the markers Wednesday, made the landmark possible.
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