The rivers and canals were a major source of trade
Coshocton used to have a lot of high profile, yet background industry:
Raw circuit board used up to the 80 in the USA was probably made there. Corrugate linerboard for boxes was made there (with a second mill that looks to be a recycle mill but I can't find info on.) Things like coca-cola trays were made there, along with the industry that birthed it. If you had a paperback school annual in the 80s it was probably printed there. Ductile iron, locally pre-cast concrete, all kind of advertising material like calendars, pens, etc., food-grade additives...
Place used to be a hotbed of industry and attracted just as much attention as Youngstown, except you didn't hear about this one.
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