Shirk v. Board of Commissioners

In 1841 a public highway was laid out through Carroll county. The line of this highway crossed the Wabash river at a point not.far from the town of Carrollton, and since it was opened the highway has been continuously used by the public. In 1842 a dam was built by *574the State across the "Wabash river a short distance below the line of the highway, and the pond formed by this dam constituted a part of the Wabash and Erie Canal. This canal was constructed by the State under the Internal Improvement Acts passed some years before. During the years 1842 and 1843 a bridge was built across the river…