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 were constructed. Work stopped in 1839.
Counties of the Erie & Michigan Canal
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Articles written about the Erie-Michigan Canal
THE TUMBLE
HOOSIER PACKET
NEWSLETTER
INDIANA CANALS
INDIANA WATERWAYS
THE TUMBLE
HOOSIER PACKET
NEWSLETTER
INDIANA CANALS
VOLUME III (1991/92)
VOLUME VI (1994/95)
VOLUME VII (1995/96)
VOLUME VIII (1997)
VOLUME X (1999)
VOLUME XI (2000)
INDIANA WATERWAYS