Tippecanoe County was formed March 1, 1826, and named for the anglicization of “Kethtippecanoogi”, a Miami people term meaning “place of the succor fish people.” The Tippecanoe River flows north to south in the county and enters the Wabash east of the city of Lafayette .
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(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 VIII (2024)
Volume VII (2023)
Volume VI (2022)
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 III (1991/92)
Volume VI (1994/95)
- Canal Boat Advertisement (Lodi & Lafayette)
- Cost Estimates Table for Division No. 1 (Lafayette to Attica)
- Cost Estimates Table for Division No. 2 (Attica to Covington)
Volume VII (1995/96)
Volume IX (1998)
Volume X (1999)
Wabash & Erie Canal:
Where the Frogs Their Vigil Keep
Produced 1994