The [ Almost ] Port of Indianapolis
In the 1800s, as part of a canal building craze triggered by the success of the Erie Canal, the state of Indiana embarked on an ambitious canal project that was never completed and nearly bankrupted the entire state. 200 years later, the small fraction of the canal that was completed has become some of the most interesting parts of the city of Indianapolis.
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TOPICS |
Infrastructure, Canals, Indiana Mammoth Internal Improvement Act, Mammoth Act, Erie Canal, Indiana Central Canal, Canal Walk, Indianapolis, Indiana, Midwest, History of Indiana, Indiana History, Bankruptcy, Broad Ripple, Indy, Riverwalk
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I love walking on the canal. So much to do boat rides too!❤
I wrote a paper on this in law school. As a result of the debt challenges this project caused, the state amended the constitution requiring the government to run a balanced budget every single year. I received a poor grade on the paper because I emphasized the historical aspects too greatly compared to legal stuff. No regrets
@ScottDaileyYOUTUBE
2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!
Very interesting video. I notice that a lot of locals don’t appreciate the canal or city. It’s so crazy because those very people will visit another city that may have the same things indy has but swear it’s so much better somewhere else.
This is very interesting. I was not aware this existed. Also, "most successfully failed" - I love this description!
I grew up on the canal in Broad Ripple. Very cool. My mom grew up in a Southern Indiana town that grew up around the canal’s construction.
Okay, I definitely want to go take a look at that aqueduct crossing over Fall Creek.
@ScottDaileyYOUTUBE
2 жыл бұрын
I tried to get drone of it but I ran out of time! It's kind of sketch (behind a water treatment plant and scrap yard)
Dallas tried to do something similar by making the Trinity navegable, though it obviously didn't get as far. You can hike to see the remnants of a lock and dam at Goat Island Preserve south east of the city. What a crazy era!
@ScottDaileyYOUTUBE
2 жыл бұрын
The Dallas canal system is definitely on my list!
When I was a child in the 1950's and 1960's those canals were there but not visable or used.
Thank you for this video and your research..! One of the only videos online of this subject, and that is rare these days!!!
loved the historic shots.
from Peru to Worthington ...of all places. Well I wonder if my dad knew about this..he was born in Freedom and raised down there.
Poor Indiana Indianapolis 😢 👍♐️