Formed on January 9, 1821 from a portion of Vigo County,[2] Parke County was formed by an act approved by the state legislature. It was named for Captain Benjamin Parke, who commanded a troop of light Dragoons at the Battle of Tippecanoe.[10] Parke was elected as a delegate of Indiana Territory to the U.S. Congress. In 1821, he was appointed as U.S. District Judge for Indiana.
Canal Path & Structures
Canal structure locations are still being identified and the map will be updated as structures or remnants are found.
Other Historical Maps
The following tabs correspond to articles written from past Canal Society of Indiana publications and the county you are viewing. Click on the link to read the associated article.
(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.
(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)
- 1847 Chief Engineer’s Report: Young’s Branch to Lodi
- 1854 Chief Engineer’s Report: Coal Creek to Terre Haute
Volume VI (1994/95)
- Issue Dedication: Wabash-Erie Canal (Attica to Armiesburg)
- Cost Estimates Abstract Table (Coal Creek to Terre Haute)
Volume IX (1998)
- Locating Clinton Lock (Lock No. 40)
- Indiana Canals Errata: Vol. 9 No. 1
- Old Photo and Newspaper Article Inspire Research
- Wabash & Erie Canal Travelers The Brady Hotel
Volume X (1999)
- Old Wicket Located
- Montezuma
- Rolland Bently
- Joseph Bowsher
- Anna B. Campbell
- Henry Hargraves & Sam Farrar
- Thomas F. Gaebler
- RM. Gilkeson
- Samuel Denny Hill
- Benjamin Franklin Hudson
- Morris Hughes
- James C. Johnston
- John Emmet Johnston
- Ralph William Johnston
- George McCune
- Arvilla Jane Mushett
- James Mushett
- Caleb M. Richards
- Jedidiah F. Stacey
- J. Wyck VanLandingham
- Septimus VanLandingham
- The Sugar Creek Foundry
Volume XI (2000)
- Robert Addison Coffin
- Numa vs Canal Town Thugs
- Numa vs Canal Town Thugs (Cont.)
- Numa Plat Map
- Wabash & Erie Canal Connections: Lodi
- Who Killed Silas Bowers?
- Wabash & Erie Canal Connections: Armiesburg
Volume XII (2001)
- Numa Update
- Sugar Creek Aqueduct and Lock
- Devil’s Den and Wright’s Mill
- Joseph Campbell
- Captain John T Campbell
- Devil’s Den Saw Mill
- Bowsher’s Mill
- Riley Swain
- Prier Wright
- Salmon Lusk
- Robert Wright
- Rockport or Wright’s Mill
- Daniel Wright
- Salmon Lusk Wright
- James Harvey Moore
- Saw Mill Across from Wright’s Mill
- Dr. James P. Tucker
- Joseph Milligan
- Zachariah Byers
- Mahlon Cox
- Joseph J. Daniels
- James D. Bullock
- Rockport “Weaver” School
- Wright’s Cemetary
- William Canine
- Joel G. Deer
- Dr. James Boyd
- John Wesley Allee
- Wright Family Still in Parke Co and Canal Society Connection
- Wabash & Erie Canal Connections: Sylvania
- Christmas “Noel” Dagenet