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The Erie Canal was the first water link that connected the East Coast seaports to the Great Lakes. It was opened in 1825, long before any railroads existed. Prior to the Canal, the only way to move goods to the upper Midwest bordering the Lakes, was by overland by cartage (expensive and very slow.)
It connected the Hudson River near Albany NY, by water to Lake Erie near Buffalo NY.
New York City, being at the mouth of the Hudson was the ideal freight transfer point for westbound freight. Thus the Port of New York grew very
rapidly after the opening of the Canal.
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∙ 12y agoBy providing a direct water route from the Hudson river, near Albany, NY to Lake Erie, near Buffalo; the Erie Canal made transportation of people and goods to and from the Great Lakes and New York, cheaper, faster, and safer than land travel by wagon. The Erie Canal made New York City rich. The Erie Canal was even more important in it's day, than the Panama Canal was for shipping from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean. The Erie Canal opened up the land west of the Allegheny Mountains to people who moved there and the goods they shipped back east. This was before the Railroad made ground transportation a lot better than horse drawn carts and wagons on dirt roads.
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∙ 12y agoTraffic had to pass through New York City to reach Albany
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What cities benefited from the Erie Canal?
New York City benefited greatly from the Erie Canal. It made NYC the busiest port on the Atlantic Ocean.
What two regions does the Erie Canal connect?
The Erie Canal connects NYC to Buffalo and the Great Lakes.
What connected new york city to the great lakes?
NYC was connected to the Great Lakes through the Hudson River and the Erie Canal.
Major water transportation route connects NYC and Lake Erie and points west?
The Erie Canal was built to connect Lake Erie to the Hudson River. The Hudson River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. This allows shipping to the Atlantic Ocean from Lake Erie.
What great lakes are connected to New York city?
There is No great lake directly connected to New York city. They are all several hundred miles away to the north. For a boat to sail from the great lakes to New York city, they either have to travel south from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Hudson river to NYC. Or they have to travel east along the Erie Canal from Buffalo to Albany, then take the Hudson river to NYC.
What was the effect of the Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal helped spread America's people, and wealth, and a more modern way of life. The Canal helped connect the cities of the East coast (like New York City) with "frontier" towns like Buffalo, which was over 400 miles west of NYC. The Erie Canal joined the St. Lawrence river in connecting the shipping lanes of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean (not directly, but mostly, with some required transfers of the goods to wagons). The Erie Canal was built before long-distance railroad lines were built across the same territory. The railroads came some 30 or 40 years later.
The completion of the Erie canal allowed ships to travel between where?
Buffalo, New York. The full length (363 miles) was completed October 25, 1825. It became known to some as 'Clinton's Ditch' in honor of Governor DeWitt Clinton (its major proponent). The Erie canal allowed goods to be shipped from NYC to Buffalo in four days, a substantial time savings.
What was on effect of the Erie Canal?
New York City became the nation's greatest commercial center.
When will the result for Ni NYC June 2009 be out?
If you watch TV on the history canal.
Where did Colin grow up?
he grew up in nyc
Where did Colin Powell grow up?
he grew up in nyc
How far from Pleasantville NY to Philadelphia PA?
The Pleasantville between Erie PA and Buffalo NY is 369.31 miles and the Pleasantville North of NYC is only 126.88 miles.
