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Did The Erie Canal shortened time but increased the cost of sending products from the West to the East?
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Yes, the Erie Canal reduced travel time. You could go up the Hudson River, north, and join the Erie Canal at Albany, New York. From there, you would have taken the Erie Canal to Buffalo, New York. In the 1800s, that would have reduced travel time by at least a week.
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