When was it published?

November 28, 1832 in Vandalia Whig And Illinois Intelligencer

Domestic News November 28, 1832

Vandalia Whig And Illinois Intelligencer

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Infrastructure, Disease Or Epidemic

Q: What keywords are associated?

Ohio Canal, Portsmouth Ohio, Canal Opening, Cholera Outbreak, Erie Canal Comparison

Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois

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What is this article about?

A letter from Portsmouth, Ohio, on October 20 reports the first boats passing through the completed Ohio Canal, with water recently let into the final section. The planned celebration on October 23 was canceled due to cholera; the 310-mile canal is praised over New York's Erie Canal.

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A letter dated Portsmouth, Ohio, October 20, says--We are among the first boats that have ever come through the great Ohio canal, the water having been let in on the last section (say 32 miles north of this,) within two or three days past, no boats formerly having gone farther than Chillicothe. The great canal celebration, which was advertised and was to have taken place on the 23d, Tuesday, is entirely abandoned, owing to the cholera, so that the meeting of the Erie and Ohio waters will be greeted in silence. The last locks at the basin on the river are not quite finished, but the waters will be let in, and all will be finished in a few days. It is a noble canal 310 miles long, and far excels our [the New York] big ditch.

What sub-type of article is it?

Infrastructure Disease Or Epidemic

What keywords are associated?

Ohio Canal Portsmouth Ohio Canal Opening Cholera Outbreak Erie Canal Comparison

Where did it happen?

Portsmouth, Ohio

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Portsmouth, Ohio

Event Date

October 20

Outcome

celebration abandoned due to cholera; canal nearing full completion with waters to be let in soon.

Event Details

First boats pass through the Ohio Canal after water is let into the final 32-mile section north of Portsmouth; no prior boats reached beyond Chillicothe. Planned October 23 celebration canceled due to cholera. Canal is 310 miles long and superior to New York's Erie Canal.