Ohio's Canal Country Wineries (Images of Modern America)
Ohio's Canal Country Wineries (Images of Modern America) by Claudia J. Taller
2015 | ISBN: 1467114448 | English | 128 pages | PDF | 149 MB
2015 | ISBN: 1467114448 | English | 128 pages | PDF | 149 MB
In the early 18th century, pioneers cleared land in Ohios Western Reserve and found it suitable for farming, but until the Ohio-Erie Canal opened, it was difficult for them to share the fruit of their labor. Ohios Canal Country Wineries captures the spirit of those who lived off the land from Cleveland to New Philadelphia along the Cuyahoga River and down to the Muskingum Riverthe path that the Ohio-Erie Canal took when it was built in 1832. As canal country began opening up, wineries along the Ohio River and the shores and islands of Lake Erie produced so much wine that Ohio became known as Vinland. Now, the rich and fertile farmland along the canal has also been cultivated with vineyards, and the region is home to close to 50 wineries.