It took eight years to build the Erie Canal.
Construction of the Erie Canal began in Rome, New York. At one time or another there were around 50,000 people who worked on the canal.
It took eight years to build the Erie Canal.
Thousands of Irish immigrants were needed to dig the Erie Canal.
1,000 people died between 1817 & 1825
It took 8 years (1817-1825).
Many people from Europe used the Erie Canal to get to Wisconsin and Illinois to farm.
The Erie Canal was used by many thousands of people in New York and immigrants that went on to settle in the Midwest.
Construction of the Erie Canal began in Rome, New York. At one time or another there were around 50,000 people who worked on the canal.
There were 18 aqueducts on the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal is 363 miles long.
The Erie canal was 365 miles long.
The Erie Canal is 363 miles long.
The Erie Canal is about 365 miles long. Can you be more specific?
It toke 8 years to build the Erie Canal.
There are many differences between the Panama and Erie Canal. First is location. The Panama Canal is in the country of Panama in Central America. The Erie Canal is located in New York State. Second the Panama Canal connects two oceans: the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The Erie Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean/Hudson River with Lake Erie. Thirdly, the Panama Canal allows ocean going vessels through the canal. The Erie Canal had much smaller barges.
Many of the immigrants that traveled the Erie Canal ended up in cities like Cleveland and Chicago. Some of the workers of the Erie Canal also worked on canals in Ohio and the Illinois Michigan canal near Chicago.
One result of the Erie Canal is that it was faster to get from one place to another from up the Hudson into the Erie Canal and after you can get any where from there. An even bigger benefit was the reduction in cost of transportation.