| Length | of | Miami and Erie Canal | 301 | .49 | miles |
| „ | „ | Ohio Canal | 512 | .26 | |
| „ | „ | Penn. and Ohio Canal | 76 | ||
| „ | „ | Sandy and Beaver Canal | 79 | ||
| „ | „ | Whitewater Canal | 32 | ||
| Total | 1000 | .75 | miles | ||
—Dunbar’s “History of Travel in America”.
| Total mileage of boats clearing from | |
| Fort Wayne in 1849 | 209,982 |
| LaFayette | 162,297 |
| Total mileage by passengers from and to | |
| Fort Wayne in 1849 | 519,336 |
| LaFayette | 505,397 |
“Annual Report of the Trustees of the Wabash and Erie Canal,” 1849.
[51] U. S. Census review of “Agencies of Transportation,” 1880.
[52] Johnson’s Cyclopaedia.
[53] “Recollections of a Busy Life,” by Horace Greeley.
[54] “A History of Travel in America,” Dunbar.