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Today, Greater Lafayette is a hub of industry, technology, and commerce, but this has not always been the case. What sparked Lafayette's transformation from a ramshackle river town to the bustling epicenter of the Wabash Valley? Learn about America's longest canal, the Wabash & Erie Canal, which crossed through the heart of the Hoosier State. Hear how the canal launched Lafayette into the Industrial Age before locomotives graced the Midwest. This amazing story is an unheralded slice of Indiana history, and Lafayette played a lead role in it. Attendees will be invited to become canal sleuths to find and appreciate the hidden remains and traces of the historic canal in Lafayette and across Tippecanoe County. Presented by Mike Tetrault, Executive Director of the Wabash and Erie Canal Park. Sponsored by The National Group.
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The History Center, 522 Columbia St, Lafayette, IN 47901-1432, United States,Lafayette, Indiana
