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template: byway.jade
id: "15643"
name: "Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway"
distance: "50"
description: "This byway was developed around the Miami and Erie Canal which operated between 1840 and 1860. Consequently, much of the history and recreation associated with this route is related to the Canal and its history."
contact: "**[Auglaize and Mercer Counties Convention and Visitors Bureau](www.seemore.org)**  \n 800-860-4726  \n\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.ohiobyways.com/Miami_and_Erie_Canal/miami_and_erie_canal_scenic_bywa.htm"
    name: "Ohio Byway Program - Miami &amp; Erie Canal Scenic Byway"
designations: 
  - Ohio State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - OH
ll: 
  - -84.23973799999993
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bounds: 
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    - 40.15338100000008
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<p>This byway was developed parallel to the Miami and Erie Canal
which operated between 1840 and 1860. Consequently, much of the
history and recreation associated with this route is related to the
Canal and its history. For example, many hiking and walking trails
have been shaped from old towpath trails (paths draft animals made
when they towed the boats.)</p>
