#middlegroundstoledo

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1883 - Island House in Toledo, Ohio --- Here is a photo showing the Eclectic Style Island House Hotel and Passenger Station at the Middle Grounds Area of Toledo, Ohio. You can see the Maumee River, Erie and Miami Canal access from the photograph featuring a tourist feature for all those traveling to Toledo to experience. --- The area between Swan Creek and the Maumee River was known as the Middle Grounds, which was an important location that quickly became the center of Toledo's commercial growth. --- Early in Toledo's development, the major means of transportation: lake vessels, canal boats, and railroads would all converge here - creating an area of intense commercial activity. Docks, warehouses, grain elevators, and the city's train depot were all built on and along the Middle Grounds. There were hotels, boarding houses, and even a church for the railroaders and sailors. --- In 1883, a flood would be so destructive, it would change the Middle Grounds forever.... as a result the train depot would be moved to higher ground. Declining use of the canal forced the grain elevators to relocate upriver. ------ https://www.thegenealogyinvestigator.com/time-travel-in-toledo-ohio --- #genealogytribe #thegenealogyinvestigator #genealogy #toledoohiohistory #toledohistory #toledoohio #historynerd #ancestry #familyhistory #maumeeriverhistory #islandhousehotel #middlegroundstoledo #maumeeriver #eriecanal #canaltravel #horsedrawncarriages https://www.instagram.com/p/ChzeomSuvkf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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