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This site tells of a traveler that used the Erie Canal paying $3.50 to go from Schenectady to Utica. Travelers had to bend down or lie down when going under bridges. Some paid with their life if goods shifted and crushed them.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/eriecanal.htm


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It cost 7 million dollars to build the Erie Canal and it made that much back in two years.

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The cost was $7 million. In today's money, it would amount to billions.

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Some boats in the 1830s charged a penny a mile.

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How much money did cost to build the Erie canal?

It cost 7 million dollars to build the Erie Canal and it made that much back in two years.


The Erie Canal reduced the cost of shipping goods in the East by how much?

The Erie Canal reduced the costs of shipping by 90%.


How much did it costs to build the Erie Canal?

It cost 7 million dollars to build the Erie Canal and it made that much back in two years.


How much did the Welland Canal cost to build?

The first Welland Canal cost 8 million dollars to build. The Welland Canal connected Lake Ontario to Lake Erie.


Did The Erie Canal shortened time but increased the cost of sending products from the West to the East?

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.


What canal is between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?

The Welland Canal.


Is Lake Erie and the Erie Canal the same thing?

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.


What waterway connects the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico?

The Erie Canal


Was the Erie Canal cemented?

The Erie Canal was not cemented.


What effects did the Erie Canal have on shipping costs?

It took a long time for goods to go across the Appalachian Mountains by man on horseback. It was much faster to go by barge pulled by mules on the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal paid for itself in two years and reduced the price of shipping by 90%.


What provided cheaper and faster transportation to the great lakes area?

the Erie canal


What lake did the Erie Canal join with?

No the Erie Canal did not join the Ohio River. But New York was not the only state that built canals. The state of Ohio also built canals. The Miami and Erie Canal went to the Ohio River. The Erie and Ohio Canal also reached the Ohio River. Neither of these canals were as successful as the Erie Canal.