Muskingum River Navigation Historic District

The Muskingum River Navigation Historic District is a 6,004 acres (24.30 km²) 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.^[1]

Muskingum River Navigation Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	Coshocton, Ohio Coshocton, Muskingum, Morgan, Washington counties
Coordinates	40°17′2″N 81°52′39″W
Area	6,004 acres (24.30 km2)
Built	1816 (1816)
Architect	Bates, David,; Curtis, Samuel, et al.
Architectural style	stenwheeler
NRHP reference No.	07000025[1]
Added to NRHP	February 9, 2007

The "Muskingum River lock system was designated the first Navigation Historic District in the United States by the National Park Service."^[2] The Muskingum River Navigation System was also designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2001.^[3][4]

It is traversed by the Muskingum River Water Trail.^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#07000025)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Muskingum River Water Trail" (PDF). Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2018.
3. "Muskingum River Navigation System Historical Marker". Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
4. "Muskingum River Navigation System". American Society of Civil Engineers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2022.