Canal Society

Mission Statement Organized on May 22, 1982 as a not-for-profit corporation, the Canal Society of Indiana was established to bring together those who share a

Official Tours of the Society Summary of CSI Tours 1982-Current

1832-1874 (468 Miles – Longest Canal Built in North America ) The Wabash and Erie Canal was a canal built from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, thus linking

1836 – 1849 (76 Miles: 69 Miles in Indiana / 7 Miles in Ohio) Connecting Hagerstown (Wayne County) to the Ohio River at Lawrenceburg and

Counties of the Central Canal Click on the county name to the left of the screen to explore the canal in that county Miami Grant

1836-1839 (7 miles / 110 planned) Authorized by the 1836 Internal Improvement Bill, only the Northport feed reservoir (Sylvan Lake) and a few miles nearby

1805 – 1825 The Ohio River today is navigable from the confluence to the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh, PA to the Mississippi

Canal Videos Indiana’s Canal Heritage Central Canal Madison County Wabash & Erie Canal Where the Frogs Their Vigil Keep Wabash & Erie Canal from Toledo

It took many people to build the canals through the Hoosier state, from the influencers to the people turning the shovel, these are their stories.

Canal Society of Indiana Past Publications THE TUMBLE (2017 – Present) THE HOOSIER PACKET (2002 – 2016) INDIANA WATERWAYS (1981 – 1988) NEWSLETTER (1986 –

This page is home to various links and other files that will take you to third-party websites related to Indiana canals. Pick a location below. Indiana

Canal Curriculum Indiana Canals Eighth Grade Four Lessons Indiana Canals Fourth Grade Five Lessons Courtesy of the Ball State University Department of History: Indiana’s Canal