Wabash and Erie Canal

Wabash and Erie Canal (HMFCX)

Location: Petersburg, IN 47567 Pike County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 29.314', W 87° 17.056'

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Site of depot for canal which passed through town at foot of Main Street. Operations through Petersburg ceased 1860. Constructed 1832-1853, canal was nation's longest, connecting Lake Erie at Toledo with Ohio River at Evansville, through Fort Wayne, Lafayette, and Terre Haute.
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Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series, and the Wabash & Erie Canal series.
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Marker Number63.1992.1
Year Placed1992
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 9:06pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 475208 N 4260063
Decimal Degrees38.48856667, -87.28426667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 29.314', W 87° 17.056'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 29' 18.84" N, 87° 17' 3.36" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 Buffalo Trace Loop, Petersburg IN 47567, US
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