Wabash - Erie Canal
1846 - 1875
Shawnee Township
Wabash - Erie Canal
1846 - 1875
The Canal extended from Toledo, Ohio to Evansville, Indiana. Construction on the 376 mile section in Indiana began in 1832 and completed through Fountain County in 1846.
One to six horses in single file along the narrow tow paths pulled passenger and freight boats. Last local traffic on the canal was the "Goodman" bound from Lodi to Lafayette on November 13, 1875.
Marker is on North Portland Arch Road west of County Route W400N, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
