19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Indiana

 

 

Ohio Falls (Indiana) Canal

 

A History of Indiana
A brief history begins on page 267.

 

Canal Agitation at Ohio Falls
A brief history of the canal.

 

Canal Around the Falls of the Ohio: Charter and Organization of the Indiana Canal Company – 1850
Also includes reports on the surveys and cost estimates for the proposed canal.

 

Canals for a Nation
A brief history of the canal is on page 126.

 

Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make reference to the canal.

 

Digital Public Library of America
Includes links to a historical document and survey maps of the canal.

 

History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties – 1882
A brief history of the canal begins on page 46.
 

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

 

Indiana Canal
A brief history and description of the unfinished canal.

 

Indiana Historical Society Publications, Volume 5 – 1911 

A history of the canal begins on page 65.


Indiana History: A Book of Readings
A brief history of the canal begins on page 123.

 

Indiana Wine: A History
An anecdote about the canal groundbreaking ceremony and a local wine are on page 61.

 

Ohio Falls Canal

The article begins on page 3 of the July, 2004 issue of the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.


Ohio Falls Canal: Indiana’s First Attempted Canal 

A brief history begins on page 3 of the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.


The Falls Canal 

A brief history of the canal.   Map and links to Canal Society of Indiana publications that make reference to the canal.


Rev. September, 2025