Canal Advertisement

ID: 430 ~ Source: W.H. Bass Photo Company, Indiana Historical Society ~ Creator: W.H. Bass Photo Company ~ Date: May 1, 1837

This file appears in: Canal Fever: Indianapolis Central Canal

This 1837 advertisement recruited workers to help build a portion of the canal near Evansville, which was never completed because of the 1839 depression.

Image Courtesy of W.H. Bass Photo Company Collection, Indiana Historical Society.

This file appears in: Canal Fever: Indianapolis Central Canal

Canal Fever: Indianapolis Central Canal

By Kelsey Bawel, Noah Goodling & Abby Curtin

You now stand on White River Trail at the southern point of the canal. In 1836 the canal was meant to be a pathway that would feed goods into and out of Indianapolis, much like today’s major railroads or interstates. Today the canal is a popular…