History of Fayette County, Indiana
A brief description of the companies using the canal begins on page 279.

Hoosier State Chronicles
A set of historical newspaper articles which make reference to the canal.

History of Fayette County, Indiana – 1885
References to the canal are on pages 75 and 149.

Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana – 1912
A brief history of the canal begins on page 135.