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Senate Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc.

Original title: A resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc.

July 31, 2024

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The Frame

What this does

This resolution formally acknowledges the historical significance of the canal and the ongoing community efforts to maintain the site as a public educational and recreational resource in Delphi, Indiana.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc.

The organization is the subject of the Senate resolution recognizing its 50th anniversary.

Residents of Delphi, Indiana

Local residents utilize the trails, museum, and recreational facilities maintained by the organization.

What changed

Last recorded activity July 31, 2024.

What's next

Introduced.

Background

  • Mr. Braun and Mr. Young are U.S. Senators representing the state of Indiana. context

Summary

The U.S. Senate has officially recognized the 50th anniversary of the Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the history and infrastructure of the historic Wabash & Erie Canal in Indiana.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc.?
It is a nonprofit organization founded in the early 1970s to preserve the history of the Wabash & Erie Canal in Delphi, Indiana.
What does the organization do?
They maintain trails, restore historic structures and bridges, operate an interpretive center and museum, and offer public canal boat tours.

Why It Matters

This resolution formally acknowledges the historical significance of the canal and the ongoing community efforts to maintain the site as a public educational and recreational resource in Delphi, Indiana.

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Historical Commemoration Pattern

The resolution highlights the transition of 19th-century industrial infrastructure into 21st-century educational and recreational tourism sites.

Wabash & Erie CanalCarroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc.

Connected Entities

locationToledo, Ohio“endpoint of the Wabash & Erie Canal”Map →
locationCincinnati, Ohio“endpoint of the Whitewater Canal”Map →
locationCarroll County, Indiana“location of the first meeting of the Canal history group”Map →
date1850“year the number of inhabitants in bordering counties reached 150,000”Map →
date2024“year the Wabash & Erie Canal is noted as the second-longest in the world”Map →
date2003“year the Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center opened”Map →
otherWabash & Erie Canal“historic canal system”Map →
date1835“year counties bordering the Wabash & Erie Canal had 12,000 inhabitants”Map →
date1840“year Indiana's population reached 988,000”Map →
personMr. Braun“submitted the resolution”Map →
otherInternal Revenue Code of 1986“code under which nonprofit status was granted”Map →
otherPaint Creek Bridge“historic bridge restored and relocated”Map →
locationDelphi, Indiana“location where a canal section was left to decay”Map →
locationUnited States“nation connected by canal networks”Map →
organizationInternal Revenue Service“granted nonprofit status”Map →
other12,000“inhabitants in counties bordering the Wabash & Erie Canal in 1835”Map →
date2009“year public canal boat tours began”Map →
otherWhitewater Canal“one of two successfully completed canal lines in Indiana”Map →
date1874“year of the Paint Creek Bridge”Map →
locationFort Wayne, Indiana“location along the Wabash & Erie Canal route where new counties were created”Map →
other988,000“population of Indiana by 1840”Map →
personMr. Young“submitted the resolution”Map →
date1870s“decade the Wabash & Erie Canal closed”Map →
date1853“year the Wabash & Erie Canal was completed”Map →
locationIndiana“State where the canal played a significant role”Map →
date1974“year Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc. was granted nonprofit status”Map →
locationEvansville, Indiana“endpoint of the Wabash & Erie Canal”Map →
otherErie Canal“canal system in New York”Map →
organizationCarroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc.“organization celebrating its 50th anniversary”Map →
locationHuntington, Indiana“location along the Wabash & Erie Canal route where new counties were created”Map →
date1850s“era of the canal village”Map →
dateFebruary 1971“month the first meeting of the Canal history group was held”Map →
other54-foot“length of the replica canal boat”Map →
otherthe Delphi“name of the replica canal boat”Map →
bill_numberS. Res. 788“the resolution number”Map →
other501(c)(3)“section of the Internal Revenue Code for nonprofit status”Map →
locationNew York“State where the Erie Canal is located”Map →
locationOhio River“connected to the Wabash & Erie Canal”Map →
dateJuly 31, 2024“date the resolution was submitted”Map →
organizationGeneral Assembly of the State of Indiana“passed the Internal Improvements Act of 1836”Map →
other150,000“inhabitants in counties bordering the Wabash & Erie Canal by 1850”Map →
otherInternal Improvements Act of 1836“Act appropriating funds for canal building”Map →
other350,000“population of Indiana when the Wabash & Erie Canal began operations”Map →
locationHagerstown, Indiana“endpoint of the Whitewater Canal”Map →

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  • Controversy0
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  • Entertainment5
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