New Haven has long been shaped by transportation. It was located along the Wabash and Erie Canal. The historic Gronauer Lock of the canal was unearthed during construction of I-469 in the 1980's. Later the city was served by the Wabash RailroadWabash and New York, Chicago and St. Louis RailroadNickel Plate Railroads. Norfolk Southern Railway maintains a signicant operation in New Haven today. The city is now served by Route 24U.S. 24 and U.S. 30 (the historic Lincoln Highway) as well as I-469. The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society operates from New Haven on Edgerton Road. The Society has restored a Nickel Plate steam locomotive. The locomotive and the restored Craigville Depot are housed at the New Haven site. New Haven residents were also served by interurban electric trains of the Fort Wayne, Van Wert and Lima Traction Company. New Haven was platted by Henry Burgess, and was incorporated as a town under Indiana law in 1865. It became incorporated as a city in 1963. Several homes built by the Burgess family remain in New Haven. A Burgess home on Summit Street is the oldest brick structure in Jefferson Township. Henry Burgess' son-in-law, E.W. Green built a large frame Greek Revival house on the hill above what is now Central Lutheran School. Another Burgess structure remains at the corner of Summit and Eben Streets. The historic French settlement of Besancon is on the eastern edge of New Haven along the historic Lincoln Highway. The St. Louis Catholic Church at Besancon is on the National Register of Historic Places. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven%2C_Indiana