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THE TUMBLE – MAY 2024
Wildcat Creek Dam & Slack Water Navigation Area By Preston Richardt Since I began my expanded research of the Wabash & Erie Canal in order to create a cohesive map of it through Indiana, Wildcat Creek, which enters the Wabash River in Tippecanoe County, Indiana just north-east of Lafayette, was an area that eluded me…
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2017 (Volume 1)
January (Edition 1)
An Aboite River Reservoir for the Wabash Erie Canal?
Historic Reappointment: Castaldi to Continue as County Historian
Entertainment at the Wabash & Erie Canal
Staple Bend Tunnel- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Richard Howe Writes to Leander Ransom
Pyle Family Donates Land for Bicentennial Monument
An Aboite River Reservoir for the Wabash Erie Canal?
Historic Reappointment: Castaldi to Continue as County Historian
Entertainment at the Wabash & Erie Canal
Staple Bend Tunnel- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
March (Edition 2)
An Aboite River Reservoir for the Wabash Erie Canal?
Historic Reappointment: Castaldi to Continue as County Historian
Entertainment at the Wabash & Erie Canal
Staple Bend Tunnel- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Richard Howe Writes to Leander Ransom
Pyle Family Donates Land for Bicentennial Monument
Case House Celebrated 30th Anniversary Move to Delphi’s Canal Park
May (Edition 3)
Mary Hassett Martin- Canal Boat Captain
Did You Know That Slaves Constructed A Canal?
The Canal that Never Came To Be
Whitewater Canal Trail Workers
Canal Boat Arrives in Ft. Wayne
McCain Speaks to ARCH About W & E Canal
Passenger Pigeon Marker Unveiled
Passenger Pigeon Historical Marker Dedicated at Metamora
July (Edition 4)
September (Edition 5)
Did Canawlers Ever See Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers?
Three Canal Locks in the Little Cuyahoga Valley
Fort Wayne’s Canal Boar Christened
Erie Canal Celebrates 200 Year History
Ohio Bans Drainage Pipes into New Buckeye Lake Dam
Largest Ship Through Panama Canal Reaches Savannah
Cabrewing on the Central Canal
Duck Creek Aqueduct Closed for Repair
Plan to Pave Trail Through Kerr Lock
Trail Markers Placed for Safety
Archaeologists at Work in Delphi
Trail Safety Program in Delphi
Monument Stone Placed in Bicentennial Plaza Along the Monon High Bridge Trail
2018 (Volume 2)
January (Edition 1)
March (Edition 2)
May (Edition 3)
July (Edition 4)
2019 (Volume 3)
January (Edition 1)
March (Edition 2)
May (Edition 3)
July (Edition 4)
Old Van Wert & Wabash & Erie Canal Free Turnpike Pay Order Form
Miami &Erie Canal Aqueduct Near Dayton, OH
Penalties for Destroying or Obstructing Indiana’s Canals
Dredging Indiana’s Central Canal
Wabash & Erie Canal, Two Documents
The Unique Waterway Alongside Delphi’s Canal Park
Whitewater Canal Byway Association’s Old Depot Flooded
Restoring Old Bridges for Canal Trails in Delphi
Abe Lincoln Featured at Annual Meeting
September (Edition 5)
2020 (Volume 4)
January (Edition 1)
March (Edition 2)
May (Edition 3)
July (Edition 4)
September (Edition 5)
November (Edition 6)
Metamora Canal Boat Put on Indefinite Hold
David Cassatt 1778-1854 & Son, Jacob Duryea Cassatt 1812-1888
Internal Improvements: Canals in 1830
Letter Concerning Travel on the Erie Canal
Hagerstown Canal Signange in Cambridge City
In Memoriam: Guy “Finney” Filchak
2021 (Volume 5)
January (Edition 1)
Canal Demands Remove Miami Indians
Floods Disastrous to Wabash & Erie Canal
Junction of W&E Canal and St. Joe Feeder Canal
Whitewater Canal and River Marker Erected
CSI Welcomes Aboard Ball State Student Savannah Baker to Publish “The Tumble” and CSI Website
Canal Conference Center in Delphi Flooded
March (Edition 2)
Debating Canals Over Railroads
The Americus Inn, Springhouse and Dam
Wabash & Erie Canal Certificate
Sarah Coomey Traveled the W & E Canal
Ohio & Erie Opening in Newark Letter
Day After Christmas Walk in Delphi
Surprise for Whitewater Canal Trail
In Memoriam: Linn Wilbur Loomis
May (Edition 3)
July (Edition 4)
September (Edition 5)
Rafting Logs On The W & E Canal
The Limpus Family Of Fayette County, Indiana
How Railroads Destroyed Canal Business
Whitewater Canal Trail Clears Feeder Dam’s Overgrowth
Dedication Of Logansport Marker
Delphi’s Stone Bridges Placed On National Register
Canal Park In Delphi Opened For Season
Canal Signs Are Popping Up Around Indiana
Forks Of Wabash Boardwalk Along W & E Canal
2022 (Volume 6)
January (Edition 1)
March (Edition 2)
May (Edition 3)
July (Edition 4)
September (Edition 5)
Escape To Freedom Through Canal Towns
History Of The Wabash And Erie Canal
Canal Structures In Terre Haute
Lock Signs On Feeder Dam Trail
W & E Marker Placed In New Haven
Whitewater Canal State Historic Site Offers Tours/Programs
St. Joe Feeder Clue In Old Article
2023 (Volume 7)
January (Edition 1)
Whitewater Canal Trail & Survey
From Summit to Nadir: Exploring Ohio’s Nadir Level
Canal Notes #7—The Landings
Placing Canal Signs
Three More Canal Signs In Ft. Wayne
“Blue Hole” Summit Level Of W & E Canal Cross Cut Marked
Whitewater Canal Basin Signs Are Up
CSI Directors Met
“Trails—Rails: Canal Connections: Symposium
A Visit To the Champlain Canal
Newberry Dam Remains
Curly Hayes Lock Cleared In Lagro
Old Canal Way Bill Found
$20 Note For Work On Miami Extension Canal At Piqua, OH
Canal Boat Postcard
News From Delphi
Delphi’s Canal Park & Trails Readied For Winter
Quarry Furnishes Crystal Water
Montezuma Canal Basin Silhouette
In Memoriam
Canal Society of Indiana Year End Report 2022
March (Edition 2)
What Remains of Prairie Creek Culvert
My Trail: Walking From Laurel to Metamora
Three More Signs In Gibson County
Western Wayne Heritage Receives Canal Warehouse
Canal Park Museum Opens March 11
New Wabash & Erie Canal Kids’ Activity Book
Gerry Hulslander’s Canal Connections
May (Edition 3)
My Trail?
Metamora To Yellow Bank
“Trails – Rails: Canal Connections”
Symposium Recap
Schmidt’s Symposium Presentation
Canal Notes #9:
Col Vigus’ Shovel
Overshot Wheel Removed From Lock In Metamora, Indiana
Whitewater Canal Byway Annual Meeting
Metamora Citizens Called To Action
Work Started On Interpretive Center Façade
New Pipes To Feed W & E Canal In Canal Park
Planning Terre Haute-Riley Trail
July (Edition 4)
Schmidt’s Symposium Presentation
Frank Bash Interviews Citizens Who Remember The Wabash And Erie Canal
The Hagerstown Extension Of The Whitewater Canal
Delphi’s Canal Park Then & Now
Volunteers Replace Loom House Log
Whitewater Canal Historic Site’s New Manager
Earth Day Whitewater Canal Trails
Whitewater Canal Scenic Byways Prepares to Open Museum in Gateway Park
September (Edition 5)
Montezuma And The Wabash & Erie Canal
CSI”s Early Attempt To Mark Indiana’s Canals
Canal Notes 11: Chapin’s Warning
Cranberries, Potash, Staves and Saleratus
W & E Canal Lives Again For Ft. Wayne Area 4th Graders
Visiting The Dismal Swamp Canal
Replacing Old Miami & Erie Canal Culvert
In Memoriam
Bonnie (Kinerk) Andrews
Randall J. Elliott
Webster F. Hall
Canal Clippings From Old Newspapers
Announcing
Celebration Of Connersville Canal Signage
CSI Directors Meeting
2024 (Volume 8)
January (Number 1)
Post Sites, Signs & Surprises Canal Tour
The Canal Society At Mini Pioneer Days
Logansport Sign Replaced By City
Huntington’s Forks Lock 10 Signage
Genealogists Learn About Indiana’s Canal Era
Silver Creek Arch and Cheesbro Lock Marked
1,100+ Students Visited Delphi’s Canal Park
March (Number 2)
- Bridging Waterways
- Samuel Wilson “Judge” Parker: His Life And Whitewater Canal Years
- Invitation To Whitewater Symposium
- Vanished Canal Life Returns In More Bash Interviews
- W & E Canal Grocery Order
- Many Hands Help Signage
- New Sign To Mark Canal Timbers
- Jerry Mattheis Memorial Signs Erected
- 1.9 Million Grant For Riley Trail Project
- Ft. Wayne’s Canal House Restored
- Canal Hikes Start New Year Off Right
- News From Delphi
- WREC Canal Article
- In Memoriam:
- The Many Mini-Winters of Spring
May (Number 3)
- Wildcat Creek Dam & Slack Water Navigation Area
- Determining the Canal Routes In Indiana
- Canal Notes #13: Lake Wabash
- Fowler Park Marks Culvert Timbers
- The Traveling Whitewater Canal Sign
- Tagmeyer Boat Donated To Canal Museum
- W & E Map Returned
- Koehler Draws Crowd
- Canal Items On E-Bay
- House Boat Photographer On The Canal
- The Muleskinners’ Language
- Memorials Honoring Steve Simerman
- Wabash-Erie Canal Walk & Talk
- CSI Fall Tour Announcement
July (Number 4)
September (Number 5)
November (Number 6)