The Cross-Cut Canal was originally planned to connect the terminus of the Wabash & Erie Canal in Terre Haute to the Central Canal at Point Commerce (Worthington). When the financial crisis of 1838/1839 hit the United States, Indiana was not immune to its effects. All canal construction ceased except the Wabash and Erie Canal. After reaching Terre Haute in 1849, the state of Indiana transferred the canals to private companies and the Wabash & Erie Canal Company of Terre Haute financed the completion of the Cross-Cut Canal and the southern division of the Central Canal, thus linking it into one long canal…The Wabash and Erie Canal.
Counties of the Crosscut Canal
Tour Guides
CSI Articles of the Crosscut Canal
(2017 – Present)
The Tumble is the Canal Society of Indiana’s (CSI) current publication. The Tumble was the first publication of CSI to be completely internet based starting in 2017.
Volume X (2026)
Volume IX (2025)
Volume VIII (2024)
Volume VII (2023)
Volume V (2021)
Volume IV (2020)
Volume III (2019)
Volume II (2018)
Volume I (2017)
(2002-2016)
The Hoosier Packet was the official Canal Society of Indiana’s publication from 2002 through 2016.
(1986-2002)
The Newsletter began being published in 1986 and was a companion publication of the Canal Society of Indiana’s (CSI) that ran concurrent with Indiana Canals publication. The Newsletter was initially printed with information about CSI. In the mid 990s Newsletter took on a new format and absorbed Indiana Canals into this one publication which became the primary publication of the Canal Society of Indiana until 2002.
(1989 – 2002)
Indiana Canals began being published in 1986 and was a companion publication of the Canal Society of Indiana’s (CSI) that ran concurrent with Newsletter publication. Indiana Canals was initially printed with information about the how the canals function, mechanical features of old and what was still remaining. In the mid 990s Indiana Canals publication was absorbed into the Newsletter which became the prime publication of the Canal Society of Indiana.
Volume V (1993/94)
- Canal Excitement
- The Evansville Guards in the Clay County Reservoir War
- Blue Hole – Eel River Summit Deep Cut (Photograph)
- Splunge Creek Flood Control Structure (Photograph)
Volume VI (1994/95)
Volume XI (2000)
(1981 – 1986)
Indiana Waterways was the first publication of the Canal Society of Indiana. The first edition was published in 1981 several months before the establishment of the Canal Society of Indiana and became the source of information about the development of CSI and information to the members until the creation of Indiana Canals and the Newsletter in 1986.