Grant's Canal
N 32° 48.406 W 091° 10.467
15S E 670918 N 3631341
This historical marker is located along U.S. Highway 65 in a small park appropriately named Grant's Canal Park in Lake Providence, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM8HBE
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2010
Views: 14
The marker text reads as follows:
In early 1863 Federal General U.S. Grant dug a canal here connecting the Mississippi River and Lake Providence. This attempt to use bayous and rivers to bypass Vicksburg failed.
Erected by the Department of Commerce and Industry 1961
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Marker Name: Grant's Canal
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Battle (war)
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: 01/01/1961
Parish: East Carroll
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