Canal Dowtown, no date

ID: 572 ~ Source: Historic American Engineering Record ~ Creator: Historic American Engineering Record

This file appears in: Canal Fever: Indianapolis Central Canal

This photo shows the Indiana Central Canal looking towards where White River State Park is today. West St. is in the middle, Military Park to the right.
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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…