A Scenic Drive
Driving through the Canalway is made easier, and a bit more fun, by following the signed America’s Byway route to key Canalway locations.
The Byway ride through Tuscarawas is scenic and picturesque. It’s route travels alongside the historic Ohio & Erie canal path, where possible, and is punctuated by sites steeped in history - including Ft. Laurens, Ohio’s only Revolutionary War Fort.
Finding Your Way
The nationally designated route is marked by blue and orange signs bearing the “Ohio & Erie Canalway America’s Byway” name. In Tuscarawas, once on the Byway, you’ll find it makes a direct connection to the J. E. Reeves Victorian Home & Carriage House Museum, Tuscora Park, New Philadelphia’s historic Main Street, and concludes at Schoenbrunn Village, the southernmost anchor for both the National Heritage Area and America’s Byway.
America’s Byway Fast Facts - Tuscarawas
Key North/South Roads:
212, Poplar, Park, Ft. Laurens, Towpath Rd., 800, Front St.,
S. Wooster, E. Iron, Wabash, 416, State Route 259, E. High
How to get there
Map Your Trip! - Use the map to find the route the
America’s Byway takes through this section of the Canalway.
The roads above can act as potential starting points.
How to follow the route
- Byway Signs - are posted along both sides of the route - to guide you north and south.
- Follow the signs - Simply follow any left, right directionals on the signs.
- Haven’t seen a sign in awhile? That’s OK - signs appear occasionally on straightaway sections of the route - but primarily occur prior to intersections where a turn is needed.
- Southern Ending Point - Near Schoenbrunn Village, you’ll see the final sign “America’s Byway Ends” as you reach the National Heritage Area’s southern boundary.
- Not ready to stop driving? Turn around and head north - after all there are 110 Miles for you to explore!
Tuscarawas Highlights
- At Schoenbrunn Village, the southern anchor of the National Heritage Area boundary, find a reconstructed village setting of a Moravian mission that interacted with the Delaware Indians. http://www.ohiosfirstvillage.com/
- From it’s canal-era start, the city of New Philadelphia prospered. Happily, through town efforts, a vibrant mix of classic architecture along Main Street retains its historic character.
- The route passes by the J.E. Reeves Victorian Home & Carriage House Museum, a 19th century mansion owned by the industrialist who established the steel industry that anchored the city’s economy. Guided Museum tours - www.doverhistory.org/
- Head north from New Philadelphia through Dover, a countryside landscape of wooded ravines and hillsides recalls the early settlement patterns created by the Pennsylvania Germans and Moravians.
- Just west of the Byway, you’ll find Dover also is home to Warthers Museum and the stunning train carvings of “Mooney” Warther - cited by the Smithsonian as “priceless works of art.”www.warthers.com
- Historic Zoar Village preserves the ways, and star garden, of German Separatists who settled this former western frontier of the United States. www.zca.org
More On the America’s Byway
To learn more - we invite you to read the Ohio & Erie Canalway America’s Byway Management Plan Update - a 77-page comprehensive Byway guide.