Muskingum River Navigation Historic District Explained

Muskingum River Navigation Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nearest City:	Coshocton, OhioCoshocton, Muskingum, Morgan, Washington counties
Coordinates:	40.2839°N -81.8775°W
Architect:	Bates, David,; Curtis, Samuel, et al.
Architecture:	stenwheeler
Added:	February 9, 2007
Area:	6004acres
Refnum:	07000025

The Muskingum River Navigation Historic District is a 6004acres historic district in Ohio's Coshocton, Morgan, Muskingum, and Washington counties, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The listing includes 12 contributing buildings, 32 contributing structures, and a contributing site.

The "Muskingum River lock system was designated the first Navigation Historic District in the United States by the National Park Service."^[1] The Muskingum River Navigation System was also designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2001.^{[2] [3]}

It is traversed by the Muskingum River Water Trail.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Muskingum River Water Trail . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030136/https://watercraft.ohiodnr.gov/Portals/watercraft/pdfs/maps/wtmuskingum.pdf . 16 June 2018 . dead.
2. Web site: Muskingum River Navigation System Historical Marker . . February 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001234117/https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=13382 . 1 October 2022 . live.
3. Web site: Muskingum River Navigation System . . February 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306081849/https://www.asce.org/about-civil-engineering/history-and-heritage/historic-landmarks/muskingum-river-navigation-system . 6 March 2023 . live.