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Ohio Central System Zanesville to Coshocton |
The Ohio Central Railroad was a part of the Ohio Central Railroad System, now owned by Genesee & Wyoming. Its mainline is a former Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway line between Zanesville, Ohio, in the south and Warwick in the north. Connections are with the Columbus and Ohio River Railroad in Zanesville and Morgan Run; the Ohio Southern at Zanesville; the Wheeling & Lake Erie at Brewster.
OHCR route map / web
Zanesville
Zanesville, Ohio came into existence when Colonel Ebenezer Zane contracted with congress to build a road from Wheeling, West Virginia to Maysville, Kentucky. In return for this road known as Zane’s Trace, Zane was to receive three 640 acre tracts of land. In addition, he was to establish ferries where his Trace crossed important rivers.
The first settlers in Zanesville were Ferrymen Henry Crooks and William McCulloch who, in 1797 , operated ferries across the Muskingum River. Early ferries were planks secured to canoes.
The first bridge in Zanesville was built by the Putnam Yankees in 1813 and named the Third Street bridge. Moses Dillon and others planned to build a bridge “from the point opposite Main Street of Zanesville, to an island at the mouth of the Licking, thence north and south each way across the mouth of Licking Creek.”
That first Y bridge was constructed of wooden trestles and stone with logs and planks bolted to the trestles. The center pier was made of limestone and above it stood the toll house.
Zanesville yard overhead / Google Maps
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
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Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
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caboose / Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Muskingum River bridge
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
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Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Riverside Airport Road / Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
southbound / Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
northbound / Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
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Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Drake, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Zanesville, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
Dresden
Nestled in the rolling hills and winding waterways of the Muskingum River you’ll find yourself stepping back in time when you visit Dresden, Ohio. Our picturesque village welcomes you with shopping, lodging, dining and leisurely strolls on our Main Streets. Spend a day, spend a weekend or a week! We are close to everything and home to something very special.
Dresden, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
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Dresden, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH 
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Dresden, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH 
Dresden, Oh / Feb 2016 / RWH
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