It's not in the Midwest, and it did get finished, but I grew up on the Morris Canal in NJ, and now live about a mile from one end of it (in Jersey City). It really only had about 30–40 good years (1830s–1870s) before the railway put it out of business.
If you're going to the Highlands, be sure to spend some time in Fort William—not only home to Neptune's Staircase, but also the Highlands Museum, which is small but does a good job of telling history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune%27s_Staircase
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