Newark High School - Reveille Yearbook (Newark, OH)

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This aqueduct led across Racoon Creek iust south of West Main Street Bridge. Water leaking from the canal into the creek made quite a roar. In the back- ground was the Simpson Soap Factory. The picture was taken about 1900. gg -'vw .ff 4 - - J. l ' V ,N ff-7. XM., X xxx , ' . K , 0 , a no ., , K ., A NK Wf 1 ,, ,A Ui' , f .' M5ue.'1TrL.w'tf ' Car V-we-'fGwSx'm ni 5, Tw ,LC An ,V This picture shows men cutting ice from the canal for commercial purposes. In the background may be seen the tower of the old high-school building. I3 winter sport. E S A i f Mt 1:5 Skating on the canal was a maior an Mew M s-...W MM...,y,,,,,

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went 'ij Qc? ' zmxfw f3ff4ia3?g,?' The turning basin on the canal was lo- cated at the present site of the Rapid Transit bus garage on Canal Street iust south of the east wing of the high school. Here afloat can be seen one of the boats. This picture was taken around l895. .Along the Canal This is a view of the Ohio Canal be- tween Second and Third Streets, looking westward. It is the present site of the Moore warehouse. The first building to the left still stands and is the Fleek Wholesale Grocery Company. The second building from the left, still standing and constructed of brick, was erected in 1858 by luke Warner and Willis Robbins. A banking office and storerooms occupied it. There was a newspaper office upstairs. The third building to the left was the Warner frame warehouse. This picture of the canal looking south- ward from the railroad bridge at the Newark Stove Company was taken around 1900. 12

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4 fflfgtl This view of the canal points south- ward toward the railroad bridge at Union Street, The date was 1900. Here is a picture of the canal taken at Eighth Street, looking toward Sixth Street. 3 Idlewild Lake was located iust west of the present Moundbuilders State Park. Boating and swimming were regular at- tractions. In addition, it offered regular summer theater and a stock company. 'IA