Indiana Central Canal

Local nameCentral Indiana Canal
LocationIndianapolis, United States

The Indiana Central Canal was a canal intended to connect the Wabash and Erie Canal to the Ohio River. It was funded by the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act, Indiana's attempt to take part in the canal-building craze started by the Erie Canal. $3.5 million was allocated for the project, the largest piece of the entire $10 million Act. However, due to the Panic of 1837, Indiana suffered financial difficulties and had to turn the canal over to the state's creditors, and building of the canal was stopped in 1839. The canal was supposed to extend 296 miles, from Peru, Indiana, to Evansville, Indiana, where it would reach the Ohio River. It was originally divided into two sections, North and South. Later, a third section was designated, called the Indianapolis section. Only eight miles were completed, with an additional 80 miles between Anderson, Indiana, and Martinsville, Indiana, having been partially built.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Central_Canal

Address 441 W Michigan St, Indianapolis 46202, United States

Coordinates 39°46'26.027" N -86°9'58.812" E

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