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Listed in Historical landmark, Ohio River Scenic Byway

• 412 SE 4th St
  Evansville, Indiana 47708

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Near Evansville’s riverfront, this historical marker recalls the southern terminus of the Wabash & Erie Canal, an ambitious 19th-century waterway intended to connect the Great Lakes with the Ohio River. The canal helped open Indiana to new patterns of trade, migration, and settlement before railroads reshaped transportation across the Midwest. Take a moment to read the marker and picture Evansville as a busy canal-era gateway, when goods and passengers moved by water rather than by highway or rail.

Historical References / Learn More

• State Historical Markers — Indiana Historical Bureau
• Wabash and Erie Canal — Encyclopaedia Britannica

Listing Tags

canal history, Evansville history, Historical Marker, Indiana History, Ohio River, Transportation History, Wabash & Erie Canal

Street

412 SE 4th St

Latitude

37.973871

Longitude

-87.571790

Country

USA

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