The dashed line marks the right-of-way of the abandoned
Ohio & Erie Canal.
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| 1944/44 Dover Quad @ 62,500 |
This tree line is on the canal's RoW.
Michael Maitland
posted six photos with the comment: "While exploring old railroads in southern Ohio, went to check on three once large steel centers."
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5 large steel operations, 2 northside, and 3 southside of the river. |
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Northside east, one building left repurposed. |
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Northside west. Plant is in and appeared to be operating. |
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southside, once a large blast furnace operation. |
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southside, more of the footprint with a few mill buildings standing and operating. |
This model of a mill is one of the many wood carvings in the museum.
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Ernest Warther Museum & Gardens posted 0:52 video
Like many other small towns across America at the turn of the 20th Century, Dover was a steel town and Mooney has re-created the mill he remembers of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company. Mooney carved himself and his best friend (and brother-in-law) John Richard at the shears' table. As you can see, Mooney has carved his co-workers and friends, all doing their jobs (and even eating their lunch). He mechanized the mill, using what was available. We still use leather sewing maching belts on the pulleys. For Mooney, the mill was his first real job and he stayed at the mill, working long hard hours for close to 24 years. This job not only allowed him to provide for his family, but it also provided memories that would last a lifetime and laid the groundwork to allow him to carve throughout his life. |
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| The same video as above |
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