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.
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Articles written about the Erie-Michigan Canal
THE TUMBLE
HOOSIER PACKET
NEWSLETTER
INDIANA CANALS
INDIANA WATERWAYS
THE TUMBLE
The Tumble
(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 VI (2022)
Volume V (2021)
Volume IV (2020)
Volume III (2019)
Volume II (2018)
Volume I (2017)
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