Indiana Historical Bureau State Marker

ID: 55 ~ Source: Serge Melki

This file appears in: Canal Fever: Indianapolis Central Canal

This Indiana Historical Bureau State Marker is located at Central Canal, behind North State Office Building at 100 N. Senate Avenue, Indianapolis.
Image credited to Serge Melki

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…