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It took thousands of Irish laborers with shovels and wheelbarrows to dig the canal in eight years.

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Is the Erie canal man made or natural?

The Erie canal is 100% man made.


What uses were made of the older sections of the canal Erie Canal after being enlarged and rerouted?

After 1918 the Erie canal was later abandoned.


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