This week’s Historical Treasure is an Indiana-Ohio region map of the system of canals, specifically the Wabash-Erie canal, which was constructed between 1832 and 1853. It ultimately connected ...

The organization is devoted to preservation, education, and recreation along the historic Wabash & Erie Canal, which operated from 1832 to approximately 1874. The extensive canal once crossed ...

Construction of the canal began in February 1832 near the town of Fort Wayne ... a through line from Lafayette to Toledo ushered in the "Wabash and Erie Canal." In 10 years, the canal reached ...

The Wabash and Erie Canal is a historic waterway that connected Toledo, Ohio, to Evansville. Canal construction began in 1832, reaching Evansville in 1853. There are many intact sections of the ...

Settlers used this canal in the 1850s to turn the small village of Delphi into a bustling town. Now, the Wabash & Erie Canal Park is not so much a trade route as a summer destination featuring ...

Evansville, Ind. — The Wabash & Erie Canal connected Lake Erie to the Ohio River. It was the longest canal constructed in North America, running for more than 460 miles. The canal project proved ...

Timothy Donovan and Rebecca Jones Macko talked about the Ohio and Erie Canal, a system made up of two canals built between 1825 and 1832. The canal was built… read more Timothy Donovan and ...