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== Building the Canal Boat ==
 
== Building the Canal Boat ==
During the construction of the St. Helena II,
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See below for pictures which document the construction of the St. Helena II:
 
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File:8.6.1969 Boat.jpg
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File:8.6.1969 Boat.jpg|1969, August 6 - Picture of boat.
File:7.26.1969To Water (2).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 To Water (4).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 To Water (3).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 To Water (1).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Start Over.jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Pickup.jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Free from Ground.jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Cranes (6).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Cranes (5).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Cranes (4).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Cranes (3).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Cranes (2).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Cranes (1).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Boat in Sling.jpg
 
 
File:7.26.1969 Boat (2).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Boat (2).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Boat (1).jpg
 
File:7.26.1969 Boat (1).jpg
File:3.1.1970 Boat Aft.jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Boat in Sling.jpg||1969, July 26, - Preparing to lift.
File:3.1.1970 Boat.jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Start Over.jpg|1969, July 26 - Lifting the boat.
File:2.15.1970Midcabin (1).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Pickup.jpg|1969, July 26 - Lifting the boat.
File:2.15.1970 Midcabin (2).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Free from Ground.jpg|1969, July 26 - Boat is airborne.
File:2.15.1970 Forecabin.jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Cranes (6).jpg|1969, July 26, - Cranes
File:2.15.1970 Boat Fore.jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Cranes (5).jpg|1969, July 26, - Cranes
File:2.1.1970 Boat Fore (2).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Cranes (4).jpg|1969, July 26, - Cranes
File:2.1.1970 Boat Fore (1).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Cranes (3).jpg|1969, July 26, - Cranes
File:2.1.1970 Boat Aft (2).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Cranes (2).jpg|1969, July 26, - Cranes
File:2.1.1970 Boat (2).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 Cranes (1).jpg|1969, July 26, - Cranes
File:2.1.1970 Boat (1).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 To Water (2).jpg|1969, July 26 - Taking the boat to water.
File:1.3.1970 Workers (3).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 To Water (4).jpg|1969, July 26 - Taking the boat to water.
File:1.3.1970 Workers (2).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 To Water (3).jpg|1969, July 26 - Taking the boat to water.
File:1.3.1970 Workers (1).jpg
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File:7.26.1969 To Water (1).jpg|1969, July 26 - Taking the boat to water.
File:1.3.1970 Men at Forge (3).jpg
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File:1.3.1970 Workers (3).jpg|1970, January 3 - Workers
File:1.3.1970 Men at Forge (2).jpg
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File:1.3.1970 Workers (2).jpg|1970, January 3 - Workers
File:1.3.1970 Men at Forge (1).jpg
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File:1.3.1970 Workers (1).jpg|1970, January 3 - Workers
File:1.3.1970 Forge.jpg
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File:1.3.1970 Forge.jpg|1970, January 3 - The Forge
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File:1.3.1970 Men at Forge (3).jpg|1970, January 3 - Men at the forge.
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File:1.3.1970 Men at Forge (2).jpg|1970, January 3 - Men at the forge.
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File:1.3.1970 Men at Forge (1).jpg|1970, January 3 - Men at the forge.
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File:2.1.1970 Boat Fore (2).jpg|1970, February 1 - The boat's fore.
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File:2.1.1970 Boat Fore (1).jpg|1970, February 1 - The boat's fore.
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File:2.1.1970 Boat Aft (2).jpg|1970, February 1 - The boat's aft.
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File:2.1.1970 Boat (2).jpg|1970, February 1 - The boat.
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File:2.1.1970 Boat (1).jpg|1970, February 1 - The boat.
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File:2.15.1970 Midcabin (1).jpg|1970, February 15 - The boat's midcabin.
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File:2.15.1970 Midcabin (2).jpg|1970, February 15 - The boat's midcabin.
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File:2.15.1970 Forecabin.jpg|1970, February 15 - The boat's fore.
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File:2.15.1970 Boat Fore.jpg|1970, February 15 - The boat's boat's fore.
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File:3.1.1970 Boat Aft.jpg|1970, February 15 - The boat's aft.
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File:3.1.1970 Boat.jpg|1970, February 15 - The boat.
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Revision as of 15:06, 10 March 2020

The St. Helena II is a canal boat that was built by a 10-man team under the direction of the Stark County Historical Society. The builders included Paul Baird, Clyde Gainey, Carrol Gantz, Gale Hartel, Jim Guest, Ed Harriman, Dick Mohler, Pete Neidert, Roy Preece and Walter Smith[1]. The boat was first dedicated on July 11th, 1970 and retired in November of 1994. The boat currently is on display outdoors behind the Old Canal Days Heritage House Museum in St. Helena Heritage Park.

Dedication July 11, 1970.jpg

The boat was among the first canal boat reproductions created on the Ohio & Erie Canal. The plans for the boat were based on a scale model by W.J. McLaughlin, who encountered the St. Helena over the years working as a repairman at the McLaughlin Drydock. The St. Helena was one of the boats he remembered well - so well that he created a model of the boat in 1933 based on his memory of the boat. This model was used by C.M. Gantz to design the St. Helena II.

Building the Canal Boat

See below for pictures which document the construction of the St. Helena II: