Gee whiz, I did not know when I was swimming out there in Fitches Glen,
circa' early 50's, that I was swimming in the Erie Canal...Your just soooo
informative Pattie...luv....b
-------Original Message-------
From: incass(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Friday, April 20, 2007 15:35:39
To: incass(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [INCASS] ERIE CANAL.........
Fitchs Glen is just east of the Georgetown road underpass that goes south
and then west to Georgetown. They built a new bridge in Georgetown a few
years back. I remember seeing pictures and reading about Fitchs Glen in our
history book. Swimming might of been done years back in Fitchs Glen where
the remains of the station was. There is a nice water fall just north of the
station house. The one wall is still standing and once the trees start to
leave out it is hard to see, but very visible in the winter. Also there is a
stone quarry just east of the station house which is where the beginning of
Fitchs Glenn is on the east end, it is not not used. Of course there is
another quarry west of Fitchs Glen located at what is now France Park. it
used to have the world's biggest stone crusher which was brought over from
France many years ago. And I am sure you heard about the train that was left
in the quarry when it flooded. It is now out as it was taken out soon after
the
flooding.
I am not sure about the interurban coming in from the south of town,
although I know it did. I do know where it left town on the north west side
and you can still see the ramp to get up the hill there on water street. On
water street is also where the canal left town with the two crossing each
other. On Washington Township school, that is where our oldest son started
school.
I listened to many stories about the interurban from Leo Rumell many years
ago when I worked with him, he knew a lot about logansport history. Oh how
this town has changed and is really changing now again.
Sorry I don't know a lot about Logansport as I am a transplant from Royal
Center and Lake Cicott area...
Bob
"Sallie L. Nelson" <gentenmawps(a)rgv.rr.com> wrote: Hi Bob,
Is there a quarry or big pond in Fitchs Glen or in that area? Mother said
she and her aunt and uncle, Joe and Lucille Gill who were her age would go
swimming there. After awhile Mother's hair would get a red cast due to the
iron or what?
Isn't there cement pilings off 18th Street? Did in interurban cross there?
My mother-in-law Elsa Richason Nelson told me she rode the interurban from
her home in Washington Twp to Logansport High School. I forget the year. I
know the Canal is preserved and have been there a long time ago-in Delphi.
So the Towpath is Georgetown Road? Grandpa would take the Towpath on Sundays
when we went to our aunts and uncles log cabin on County Line Road. I
remember driving down between fields, too. What a wealth of memories we
have. Thanks, Sallie San Benito TX via Logansport/Deacon, IN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Beckley"
To:
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [INCASS] ERIE CANAL.........
On the canal.... there is what is left of a station in Fitchs Glen
and
you can still see the canal which does have water in it at times.
I think and have seen pictures of where the canal crossed the Eel river in
Logansport. The foundation is still very visible.
Also the canal is preserved in Delphi and inbetween Delphi and Georgetown
the "tow path" road you can see parts of the canal yet. Around Lockport
it is very visible, around peterson hill I am thinking.
Bob
"Sallie L. Nelson" wrote: I thought it was the
Erie Canal as that is what my family always told me.
When I was little the canal was easy to see with water, etc. The last time
I
went on #24 it was all overgrown which is a shame, I think. This was about
2000. I didn't think to look into Goggle. Ha Sallie
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:53 AM
Subject: [INCASS] ERIE CANAL.........
>
>
> I made inquiry in regard to your questions from Debby and below are two
> answers I received)..
> 1.
> It was the Erie....my dad pointed it out to me many times..
>
> 2.
> The canal really ran through Logansport. .. check yahoo .... "Erie canal
> in
> Indiana" chick on canal mania 1805 to 1915 lots of data and maps.
>
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> ****************************
> Sally,
>
> I think this would have been the Wabash & Erie Canal. For more
> information
> on Indiana Canals, visit the Canal Society of Indiana at
>
http://www.indcanal.org/. On the menu on the left side of the page,
> there
> is a link to a map of the Canal Systems.
>
> Debby
>
>
> At 08:13 PM 4/19/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>>I am sorry I wrote wrong. Going west from Logansport on #24 toward Lake
>>Cicott the canal was on the right or north side. Sallie
>>
>
> I am sorry I wrote wrong. Going west from Logansport on #24 toward Lake
>>Cicott the canal was on the right or north side. Sallie
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Judi"
>>To:
>>Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:56 PM
>>Subject: Re: [INCASS] Canal
>>
>>
>> > If you are going west on 24 and the canal was on the left side, it
>> > would
>> > have been on the south side of 24.
>> >
>> > Judi
>> >
>> > Sallie L. Nelson wrote:
>> >
>> >>Please someone, what was the canal that ran on the north side of #24
>> >>west
>> >>of Logansport. Was it the Erie Canal or not? What is the history if
>> >>any
> of
>> >>it? As a child my grandfather and my mother talked about this canal.
>> >>It
>> >>did then run right along the left side as we went west.
>> >>
>> >>Sallie from TX
>> >>
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