Download or read book Indiana Canals written by Paul Fatout and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the first Indiana canal effort in 1804, this narrative deals with the half century of canal agitation in the valleys of the Wabash and Whitewater rivers. The rising tide of enthusiasm for internal improvements reached flood stage in the mammoth system legislation of 1836, which provided for a network of canals throughout the state, several turnpikes and even a few railroads. The Wabash and Earie Canal was eventually completed to Evansville, and for a brief period flourished as a busy carrier of agriculture and industrial products. The White-water Canal also had its useful moments in a checkered career. However, Indiana went bankrupt before the canals were completed, faced with such a heavy debt that for some years the state floundered in a financial morass. Affected by the vagaries of natural forces, the perversities of human nature, and the competition of early railroads, the rise, and fall of these two waterways and the ineffective Central Canal are chartered in this carefully researched and documented history. Men political and otherwise - governors, legislators, canal officials, citizens with vested interests, and articulate voters - who were involved with the improvements mania are brought to life with all their colorful idiosyncrasies. The youthful, over-confident mood of Indiana at the time, especially in the canal towns exhilarated by internal improvements that were supposed to bring progress and prosperity, is captured in this engaging, anecdotal chronicle.

Download or read book Indiana Canals written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Canal Around the Falls of the Ohio written by Indiana Canal Company and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Canals Indiana Whitewater Canal written by and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Whitewater Canal, Whitewater Canal State Memorial, Whitewater Aqueduct at Metamora.

Download or read book Driving the Canals and Rivers Auto Trail written by Paul R. Wonning and published by Mossy Feet Books. This book was released on with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a wonderful road trip through southeastern Indiana by driving the Canals and Rivers Auto Trail. This delightful auto trail tours through the heart of Franklin and Dearborn Counties. Explore the historic sites of Metamora, Brookville, Lawrenceburg and Aurora, Indiana. Visit the Whitewater Canal State Historic site and then drive along the Whitewater and Ohio Rivers. Tour historic Hillforest Mansion in Aurora, and then return to Metamora through the scenic southeastern Indiana countryside. Driving the Canals and Rivers Auto Trail is an ideal travel guide for this historic and wonderful region. whitewater, canal, road trip, tourism, travel, tourism, guide

Download or read book Canals For A Nation written by Ronald E. Shaw and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All but forgotten except as a part of nostalgic lore, American canals during the first half of the nineteenth century provided a transportation network that was vital to the development of the new nation. They lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern ports, delivered Pennsylvania coal to New York, and carried thousands of passengers at what seemed effortless speed. Along their courses sprang up new towns and cities and with them new economic growth. Canals for a Nation brings together in one volume a survey of all the major American canals. Here are accounts of innovative engineering, of near heroic figures who devoted their lives to canals, and of canal projects that triumphed over all the uncertainties of the political process.

Download or read book Canal around the falls of the Ohio written by Indiana Canal Company and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wabash Erie Canal Notebook II written by Thomas E. Castaldi and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Indiana Waterways written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Orders Rules Regulations and Rates of Toll written by Indiana. Board of Trustees of the Wabash and Erie Canal and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Indiana Canal Company on the Improvement of the Falls of the Ohio written by Indiana Canal Company and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Canals Indiana Indianapolis Central Canal written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indianapolis Water Co. Canal and development of the Downtown Canal.

Download or read book Internal Improvements in Early Indiana written by Logan Esarey and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wabash Erie Canal Notebook III written by Thomas E. Castaldi and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Indiana Canals written by M. E. Reed and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Indiana s Canal Heritage written by Alvin F (Alvin Fay) 1875-1963 Harlow and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the rich history of Indiana's canal heritage in this fascinating read. With plenty of interesting facts and details about the canals that helped shape the state, readers will gain a new appreciation for the engineering and ingenuity that went into creating these important waterways. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Memorial and Resolution of Indiana on the Subject of a Canal in the Valley of White River written by Indiana. General Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: