Wabash and Erie Canal

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19th-century public works project canal man-made waterway transportation infrastructure

The Wabash and Erie Canal was a 19th-century man-made waterway that connected the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, facilitating transportation and commerce across the Midwest.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Wabash and Erie Canal (selected segments in Indiana)	1
Wabash and Erie Canal system	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century public works project ⓘ canal ⓘ man-made waterway ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ
builtBy	State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
closed	1870s ⓘ
closedSection	many sections abandoned by late 19th century ⓘ
completed	1853 ⓘ
connects	Evansville, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ Maumee River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ Toledo, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabash River NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionMethod	animal-powered excavation ⓘ manual labor ⓘ
constructionStart	1832 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
declineCause	competition from railroads ⓘ flood damage ⓘ maintenance costs ⓘ
feature	aqueducts ⓘ feeder canals ⓘ locks ⓘ towpaths ⓘ
follows	Maumee River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabash River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
fundedBy	federal land grants ⓘ state bonds ⓘ
hasHeritageSite	Wabash and Erie Canal Park in Delphi, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRemnant	preserved canal segments in Indiana ⓘ towpath trails along former canal route ⓘ
historicalImpact	boosted economic development in Indiana ⓘ encouraged migration to the Midwest ⓘ integrated Midwestern markets with eastern United States ⓘ
length	approximately 468 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ Ohio ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
notableFor	being one of the longest canals in the United States ⓘ connecting Lake Erie to the Ohio River ⓘ stimulating settlement in Indiana and Ohio ⓘ
opened	1830s ⓘ
openedSection	Fort Wayne to Huntington section opened 1835 ⓘ
partOf	American canal era ⓘ Inland waterway system of the United States ⓘ
propulsion	animal-drawn boats ⓘ
purpose	facilitate commerce ⓘ facilitate transportation ⓘ link Great Lakes and Ohio River systems ⓘ
state	Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Ohio ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
transportMode	canal boat ⓘ
usedFor	freight transport ⓘ movement of agricultural products ⓘ movement of manufactured goods ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wabash River → associatedWith → Wabash and Erie Canal ⓘ

Maumee River → connectedTo → Wabash and Erie Canal ⓘ

National Historic Landmarks in Indiana → hasMember → Wabash and Erie Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wabash and Erie Canal (selected segments in Indiana)

Indiana Central Canal → partOf → Wabash and Erie Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wabash and Erie Canal system