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In 1836 construction began on this fifty-six lock, one hundred one mile canal. Opened from Lawrenceburg to Brookville (1839), it was extended to Laurel and Cincinnati (1843), Connersville (1845), Cambridge (1846), and Hagerstown (1847). [map]

Erected by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission, 1966
S. Grand Ave. (IN-121) @ Eastern Ave., between R.R. track & highway, S. of Connersville, Fayette County Indiana
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