Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking
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N 41° 04.722 W 085° 09.900
16T E 654146 N 4549115
In Fort Wayne, corner of Main Street and Growth Avenue
Waymark Code: WM5VGB
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2009
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From the marker:
Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking
On February 22, 1832, ground was broken two blocks north for the canal, which would link Lake Erie at Toledo with the Ohio River at Evansville. Jordan Vigus, Canal Commissioner, Charles W. Ewing, Samuel Hanna, and Elias Murray participated in the ceremony.
County: Allen
Year Placed: 1992
Name: Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking
ID#: 02.1992.2
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