The Wabash-Erie Canal extended from Toledo, Ohio, to Evansville, Indiana. Construction on the 376 mile section in Indiana began in 1832 and was completed through Fountain County in 1846. Along the narrow towpaths, one to six horses in single file pulled passenger and freight boats. The last local traffic on the canal was the Goodman, bound from Lodi to Lafayette on November 13, 1875.