Canal Society – Interpretation ~ Preservation ~ Restoration Canal Society THE TUMBLE March 2025 Analysis of Covington Clearance Records Robert Schmidt During the COVID pandemic in 2022 CSI Member Lowell Griffin computerized the Covington ClearanceToll Book records that CSI Who are We. Mission Statement Organized on May 22 1982 as a notforprofit corporation the Canal Society of Indiana was established to bring together those who share a Tours Events Official Tours of the Society Summary of CSI Tours 1982Current WABASH ERIE CANAL 18321874 468 Miles Longest Canal Built in North America TheWabash and Erie Canalwas a canalbuilt from Lake Erie to theOhio River thus linking WHITEWATER CANAL 1836 1849 76 Miles 69 Miles in Indiana 7 Miles in Ohio Connecting Hagerstown Wayne County to the Ohio River at Lawrenceburg and CENTRAL CANAL Counties of the Central Canal Click on the county name to the left of the screen to explore the canal in that county Miami Grant ERIE MICHIGAN CANAL 18361839 7 miles 110 planned Authorized by the 1836 Internal Improvement Bill only the Northport feed reservoir Sylvan Lake and a few miles nearby THE FALLS CANAL 1805 1825 The Ohio River today is navigable from the confluence to the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh PA to the Mississippi Canal Videos Canal Videos Indianas Canal Heritage Central Canal Madison County Wabash Erie Canal Where the Frogs Their Vigil Keep Wabash Erie Canal from Toledo BIOGRAPHIES It took many people to build the canals through the Hoosier state from the influencers to the people turning the shovel these are their stories. Past Publications Society Archives Canal Society of Indiana Past Publications THE TUMBLE 2017 Present THE HOOSIER PACKET 2002 2016 INDIANA WATERWAYS 1981 1988 NEWSLETTER 1986 Sites to Visit This page is home to various links and other filesthat will take you to thirdparty websites related to Indiana canals. Pick a location below.