Keywords: Turtle Creek Embankment canal bed from towpath.jpg 40 15 0 8 N 84 14 54 4 W Canal bed from the towpath on the eastern side of the w Turtle Creek Culvert and Embankment Turtle Creek Embankment The mile-long embankment and a stone culvert were built to carry the Miami and Erie Canal over Turtle Creek west of Newbern Ohio Newbern in Washington Township Shelby County Ohio Washington Township Shelby County Ohio Shelby County Ohio United States Completed in 1843 the embankment and stone culvert ceased to be used after the Great Dayton Flood great flood of 1913 which permanently ruined the canal Deterioration led to the demolition of the culvert in the early 1980s The culvert and embankment were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and removed in 1985 Own 2010-03-23 User Nyttend Nyttend Towpaths Turtle Creek Culvert and Embankment Scenery pictures by User Nyttend |