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Covington, Fountain County, Indiana a town of 2,000 pop., on Wabash River and Wabash & Erie Canal, 73 miles from Indianapolis. Large quantities of produce are shipped from here on the canal.
Worthington, Greene County, Indiana a town of 1,000 pop., on the Wabash & Erie Canal, near the confluence of Eel River with the West Fork of White River. An important business point.
Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana a town of 4,000 pop., on the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad and the Wabash & Erie Canal. A place of active trade.
Peru, Miama County, Indiana a town of 4,000 pop., on Wabash River and the Wabash & Erie Canal. The Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad here forms a junction with the Peru & Indianapolis Railroad, 75 miles from Indianapolis.
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana a city of 30,000 pop., on Ohio River, 200 miles below Louisville, and at the terminus of the Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad. The Wabash & Erie Canal terminates here, which, with the river commerce, makes it one of the most important commercial cities in the State. Considerable manufacturing is done here, and large quantities of of grain and pork are shipped to other markets.
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana a town of 24,000 pop., on Wabash River and the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad, at the intersection of the Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad, 73 miles from Indianapolis. A railroad runs from here to St. Louis via Alton. It is one of the most important shipping points on the Wabash & Erie Canal. A rich and highly cultivated agricultural district.
Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio a town of 2,500 pop., on Maumee River and Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad, 40 miles from Toledo. The Wabash & Erie Canal passes through here.
Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio a city of 12,000 pop., on Scioto River and Ohio and Erie Canal, 45 miles from Columbus. The Cincinnati & Marietta Railroad passes through here. Engaged in various manufactures, and the center of one of the richest agricultural districts in Ohio.
Akron, Summit County, Ohio a town of 10,000 pop., on the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, at the intersection of the Cleveland & Zanesville Railroad, 36 miles from Cleveland. The Ohio & Erie Canal here forms a junction with the Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal. Large quantities of wheat are shipped from this point.