Step back in time and dive into the rich history of trade and craftsmanship at the Wabash & Erie Canal Park in Delphi. Located about 30 minutes northeast of Lafayette, close to Kokomo and Indianapolis ...

Although the Wabash & Erie Canal rolled through Terre Haute in the 1800s, virtually no evidence of its existence is available today. That will change when Lock 47, part of where the canal once coursed ...

COHOES, N.Y. — In its 19th century heyday, the Erie Canal swarmed with pioneers, immigrants and cargo, and was the bustling, fluid gateway that opened up the country’s heartland and the West. When the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Life on the Erie Canal in the 19th century is being kept alive by a local historian. Victoria Schmitt, a local independent culture historian, has studied the Erie Canal and Rochester ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) If you visit ...