Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Date

5-1993

Description

This photograph shows the site of the Central Canal, a proposed 296 mile canal that was to connect Peru to Evansville where it would then meet the Ohio River.The canal was aborted after the state fell into bankruptcy in 1939. This 1993 photograph shows a section of the unfinished canal in Indianapolis. This photo, taken in White River State Park, shows modern usage of the canal, mainly for recreation and city beautification.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_River_State_Park

Rights

This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

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Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

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Keywords

Indianapolis, Indiana; White River State Park; urban parks; historic; Central Canal; urban beautification;

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