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Descriptive Record Enlarge Image1887
William Nye, Pearl's father, dies.
1911
Most of the southern portion of the canal abandoned due to high cost of maintenance.
1913
Akron Beacon Journal, March 25, 1913. Courtesy of Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio.
March 13
Ohio and Erie Canal closes due to severe storms and flooding. Nye begins his "second" life as a carpenter, performer, and chronicler of the Ohio and Erie Canal.
1937
June
John Lomax records 33 of Nye's songs in Akron, Ohio.
November
Alan Lomax records 39 of Nye's songs in Akron, Ohio.
