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Welcome to the online community for canal history buffs -- in Indiana and beyond

This site is maintained by the Wabash and Erie Canal Park in Delphi, Indiana, for the purpose of allowing canal history enthusiasts to share and disseminate research, images, and questions about this fascinating aspect of American History.

Want to ask some of Indiana's leading canal historians a question about an aspect of local or family history pertaining to Indiana's canal era? Post it in the forum section below ...

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Tom Castaldi

Engines of the Wabash Erie

Started by Tom Castaldi Aug 30, 2010.

Tim Lange

How did Bicycle Bridge get its name? 2 Replies

Started by Tim Lange. Last reply by Tim Lange Jul 30, 2010.

Kenneth L. (Larry) Pyle

Where was the original W&E Canal landing in Delphi? 1 Reply

Started by Kenneth L. (Larry) Pyle. Last reply by Tom Castaldi Jul 21, 2010.

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Engines of the Wabash Erie

When railroads first came to the Wabash Valley, many steam rail engines were brought in by Wabash Erie Canal boats unwittingly delivering the instrument of the canal's demise.  However, about the same time in 1854, a news item from the Logansport Journal announced that, "during the last week in August a second Fire Engine arrived via the canal boat "Silver Bell."  It was dubbed the "Tipton," and described by the reporter as a side-stroke, hand-pumper fire engine, with 5-1/2 inch cylinders, and…See More
Discussion posted by Tom Castaldi Aug 30, 2010
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Tim Lange replied to Tim Lange's discussion 'How did Bicycle Bridge get its name?'
Hi, thanks for the reply. The bridge crosses the Tippecanoe, not the Wabash. Tim.
Jul 30, 2010
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Mark Alan Smith replied to Tim Lange's discussion 'How did Bicycle Bridge get its name?'
As I understand it, that was the reason. There was originally a ford there called "Case's Ford" after John Stilwell Case, who owned a farm there. If the name Case sounds familiar, it should. Jack as he was called was married to Jennie…
Jul 29, 2010
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Terry Ray is now a member of Wabash and Erie Canal Jul 23, 2010
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Tom Castaldi replied to Kenneth L. (Larry) Pyle's discussion 'Where was the original W&E Canal landing in Delphi?'
Larry: great question. I don't know the answer to your question, but I do not believe that the landing per se was at the Canal Center. Once the canal came to Delphi, it was considered a disappointment for citizens and business people that the…
Jul 21, 2010
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How did Bicycle Bridge get its name?

Hi,I've been researching how Bicycle Bridge got its name.  One of the stories I found relates it to being a joke due to the narrow bridge built over the Tippecanoe wide enough only for bicycles.Do you have any information on this?Thanks,Tim.See More
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Where was the original W&E Canal landing in Delphi?

I assume there was a landing (with dock?) somewhere along the original W&E canal where it passed through Delphi, for passenger and freight embarking/disembarking.Does the current W&E Canal Park include the site of that original Delphi landing?Larry PyleSee More
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Mark Alan Smith replied to Tom Castaldi's discussion 'I'm confused, is it the Erie Canal in Indiana or the Wabash & Erie Canal?'
Wasn't the connection with the East Coast grand? We had a family(the Schermerhorns) who came from Schenectady. The next time you are at the Center go in to my research facility and pull out an interview with Edmund Travers Spotswood about his…
May 8, 2010
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Mark Alan Smith replied to Tom Castaldi's discussion 'Where did we get the word Hoggee for a Mule Driver?'
Tom--I have read(although I don't know where) that the term came from the two directions a horse(or mule) can go---HAW(left--I think) or GEE--right). I would suppose that the controversality of this term is as extant as the source of the term…
May 8, 2010
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Ron Newlin left a comment for David Barber
Dave Sorry I have missed any conversation about the potential ACS tour in Delphi (2011). Too many things going on around here I guess. The Schmidts and I have conversed and they are good spokesmen for whatever comes of the ACS event. I look forward…
May 1, 2010

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Canal metaphors resonate today

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