Old Aqueduct Club Memorial Historical

Old Aqueduct Club Memorial Historical (HM1VBY)

Location: Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Allen County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 4.702', W 85° 9.215'

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The Aqueduct
Carrying the Wabash and Erie Canal across the St. Marys River was located just north of the bridge about where the Nickle Plate Railroad crosses the river and was the playground and swimminghole for the West End Boys. Completed about 1843 Passed out of existence 1880
The Old Aqueduct Club
All male persons being 45 years of age or older having lived west of Calhoun Street 40 years and having swam in the old aqueduct constitutes its' membership. Once annually just before the
New Year the club meets at a banquet and relive the stories of the old aqueduct days.
The Boys of the Aqueduct Club
(followed by hundreds of names on the marker
Details
HM NumberHM1VBY
Series This marker is part of the Wabash & Erie Canal series
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Year Placed1927
Placed ByCommittee on Memorial, The Old Aqueduct Club
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 at 9:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 655106 N 4549099
Decimal Degrees41.07836667, -85.15358333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 4.702', W 85° 9.215'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 4' 42.12" N, 85° 9' 12.9" W
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Area Code(s)260
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1037 W Main St, Fort Wayne IN 46802, US
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