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Whitewater
Canal
Metamora
Township, Franklin County, Indiana
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| Subject: | Whitewater Canal |
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Erected by: |
Indiana
Historical Society |
| Located: |
U.S.
Highway 52, Metamora, Indiana, by Gordon Lock |
| Text and History: | Important waterway of pioneer commerce. Built 1836-1837 from Lawrenceburg to Hagerstown, with branch to Cincinnati. Used until 1860. Fifteen mile section restored by state. |
