Wabash and Erie Canal

Completed from Lake Erie to Evansville, 1853. Used till 1865. Passing from 5th St. to 1st Ave., canal widened into basin for docks covering part of this square.

Marker is at the intersection of NW 5th Street and Vine Street, on the left when traveling north on NW 5th Street.

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