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Wabash and Erie canal system linked to railroads and ports
The Toledo based Herald reprints J W Scott on the Wabash and Erie canal and its branches with Erie Michigan and feeder railroads. It outlines a vast network from Maumee to Evansville via Fort Wayne and Cincinnati, plus Calumet and Illinois connections, detailing distances, levels, and anticipated navigation dates.
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Toledo Blade
Maumee City
Hesperian
Columbus
Ohio
Wabash and Erie Canal
Indiana
Illinois
Wabasa and Erie Canal
J. W. Scott
Erie
Maumee River
Terre-Haute
Wabash
Evansville
Ohio River
Fort Wayne
Lake Erie
Maumee Harbor
Cincinnati
Dayton
Piqua
St. Mary’s
Defiance
St. Mary’s Reservoir
St. Mary's
Ohio Canal
Michigan City
Lake Michigan
Board of Public Works of Indiana
Wabash and
Logansport
Mississinewa
White River
Central Canal
Indianapols
Wabash and Erie
Ment
Maumes Harbor
Maumee Valley
Ilinois
Calumet Canal
Ewe
Michigan
Ilinois Canal
Erie and Michigan
Kankakee
Calumet
Illinois Canal
Chicago
Board of Public Works
General Assembly
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Grand Calumet
Maumee Bay
Mississippi
Rock River
Mississippi River
Madison and
Lafayette
Madison
Indianapolis
Mississippi Valley
Northern Cross Railroad
Quincy
Danville
State Line
Central Railroad
Alton
Hillsborough
Shelbyville
Desmoines Rapids
North America
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Holland