Montezuma’s history with the Wabash & Erie Canal
On March 2, 1827, Congress provided a land grant to encourage Indiana to build the Wabash & Erie Canal. The original plan was to link the navigable water of the Maumee with the Wabash through the seven mile portage at Fort Wayne. Work began five years later on February 22, 1832, in Fort Wayne. Construction proceeded west as the canal reached Huntington by 1835, Logansport in 1838, and Lafayette in 1841. Work was also performed east toward Ohio, but the canal did not open to Toledo until 1843. A second federal land grant enabled the canal to reach Terre Haute by 1849.At Evansville, 20 miles of the Central Canal had been completed north by 1839. The Wabash & Erie Canal was extended south in the late 1840’s through the abandoned Cross-Cut Canal works to Worthington and then south following the old proposed Central Canal route. The connection with the Evansville segment was completed in 1853, forming the longest canal in the United States. By 1860, portions south of Terre Haute were closed and the ...
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Indiana Youth Hunting Season is Special
Indiana Youth Hunting Season is Special
By Driftwood Butler
The young man was up before he heard his father’s alarm clock ring. The tossing and turning could stop, the fight for sleep was over, opening day was upon him. He met his father in the door way of his bedroom. The father understood the feelings his boy was experiencing, he still experiences them himself after nearly fifty years of hunting.
The two made their way together down the stairs and out the backdoor. The darkness swallowed them as they made their way to the barn. They pulled on their camouflage clothing, checked to make sure they had all their necessary equipment, grabbed the boy’s gun and headed for the pasture.
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Billy The Kid ?
Montgomery County Museum Musings
By Tyler Williams, Intern
General Lew Wallace Study & Museum
It may seem inconceivable that a murdering and womanizing thief could become as much a part of American heritage as Abraham Lincoln. But if you have watched movies or read books, chances are you’ve heard of him. He is none other then Billy the Kid, the infamous outlaw of New Mexico who got his moniker because of his young age.
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