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Canal lock with people and boats under a cloudy sky - historic dams and canals

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Historic Dams and Canals in Union County, IN

Canals, locks, dams and waterworks near you, the engineering that moved goods and water before the highways.

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Union County is one of 92 counties in Indiana. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Union County, IN and the source for each site.

Hoover dam building entrance with visitors - historic dams and canals
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A person walks beside a canal with boats and houses - historic dams and canals
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Horse pulling a boat along a canal - historic dams and canals
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On the record near Union County, IN

The 12 nearest

18 listed sites on the record match historic dams and canals within 120 miles of Union County, IN, out of 94 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 2 listed sites carry Union County as their county.

  1. Canal House12 miles from the center of Union County · Building · Connersville · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
  2. Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal Tunnel33 miles from the center of Union County · Structure · Cleves · listed 2001National Register of Historic Places
  3. Miami-Erie Canal Lock No. 7043 miles from the center of Union County · Site · Huber Heights · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  4. Taylorsville Canal Inn43 miles from the center of Union County · Building · Dayton · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
  5. New Richmond Water Works and Electric Station58 miles from the center of Union County · Building · New Richmond · listed 1993National Register of Historic Places
  6. Sidney Waterworks And Electric Light Building62 miles from the center of Union County · Building · Sidney · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
  7. West Washington Street Pumping Station67 miles from the center of Union County · Building · Indianapolis · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  8. Lake Ditch Bridge86 miles from the center of Union County · Structure · Monrovia · listed 2001National Register of Historic Places
  9. O'Shaughnessy Dam and Bridge101 miles from the center of Union County · Structure · Shawnee Hills · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  10. Louisville Water Company Pumping Station102 miles from the center of Union County · Building · Louisville · listed 1971National Register of Historic Places
  11. Cardinal Hill Reservoir104 miles from the center of Union County · Building · Louisville · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  12. Chillicothe Water And Power Company Pumping Station105 miles from the center of Union County · Building · Chillicothe · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Union County, IN. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Dams and Canals in Union County, step by step

  1. 1

    See every listed site of this kind in the area

  2. 2

    Sort by distance and pick the closest few

  3. 3

    Read the record for the year, the builder and the use

  4. 4

    View from the public way and note what has changed

  5. 5

    Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Union County, IN ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Union County, IN?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Union County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Union County, IN the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Union County, IN are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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