Formed in 1831 by settlers from Kentucky and Virginia; Grant County is named in honor of Captain Samuel Grant and his brother, Moses Grant, who were killed in a battle with Indians in 1789. This happened near Grant Creek in the northeast part of Switzerland county, Indiana, very near the Ohio River.
No knOWN evidence has been located to indicate Central Canal construction in Grant County as of 2024.
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TUMBLE
PACKET
NEWSLETTER
(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.
(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.