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8/26/2025....."From Towpaths to Trains: A History of the Indiana Canal Era" by Dr John Butler

Local historian, Dr John (Jake) Butler gives a presentation titled "From Towpaths to Trains: A History of the Indiana Canal Era". In the early 1800's canals seemed to be the future of transportation and Indiana embraced this boom wholeheartedly, ultimately completing the second longest canal ever constructed in the history of the world. Unfortunately the boom was short lived and this building spree would bankrupt the state and ruin investors. This fully illustrated talk covers the rise and fall of Indiana's planned canal system, focusing on the logic behind it, the construction of the canals, the failure of the system and the rise of railroads.