Moment of Indiana History
The Wabash and Erie Canal became emblematic of the failure of Indiana’s great transportation revolution of the 1830s.
Although it’s certainly not the geographic center of the continental United States, the state of Indiana has nonetheless played the role of “The Crossroads of America”.
Inspired by George Washington's idea of linking the east to the midwest, early Indiana leaders set about the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal.
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