Canal construction -- Brookville (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
White Water Canal collection
Collection — Folder S1420
Identifier: S1420
Scope and Contents
This is a nine-page, typed manuscript prepared for a Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) program on March 7, 1945, about the White Water Canal. The author, Mary Thorpe Williams, wrote: "This water way is now the longest stretch of its kind in the state and along this stretch will be found all the elements that went into early canal construction. In writing this little sketch my thoughts revert to the scenes of my childgood, for it was along the banks of this canal, I was born, reared,...
Dates:
1823-1946
Whitewater Canal Association minutes
Collection — Folder S2329
Identifier: S2329
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a three-page copy of the minutes from Whitewater Canal Association at the Hotel Lincoln in Brookville, Indiana on December 13, 1941 regarding the restoration of the Whitewater Canal. Meeting discussion revolved around the impact of World War II on efforts to restore portions of the canal.
Dates:
1941 December 13
