Which canal ran longer, Sandy and Beaver Canal or Beaver and Erie Canal?
Sandy and Beaver Canal The Sandy and Beaver Canal ran 73 mi from the Ohio and Erie Canal at Bolivar, Ohio, to the Ohio River at Glasgow, Pennsylvania. It had 90 locks, was chartered in 1828 and completed in 1848. However, the middle section of the canal had many problems from the beginning and fell into disrepair. The canal ceased to operate in 1852, when the Cold Run Reservoir Dam outside of Lisbon, Ohio, broke, ruining a large portion of the canal.
Beaver Mill Beaver Mill is a historic mill located on Beaver Street in North Adams, Massachusetts. Its main building (mill #1) is built in part on foundations that date to 1833, representing surviving elements the oldest industrial mill structure in North Adams. The mill was rebuilt and enlarged after a fire in 1850. In 1875, Gallup & Houghton owned the majority of the mill, with about one quarter owned by Harvey Arnold. A 1000 ft long, 12 ft high, 4 ft thick wall was built along the water in 1888 to protect the mill.