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Yes, the Erie canal was built between July 4, 1817 and October 26, 1825 as part of the New York State Canal System. At the time it was built roads were unpaved and usually unusable in bad weather and railroads did not yet exist, canals were built to provide reasonably efficient and reliable transportation for bulk goods to their markets.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe Erie Canal is a man made waterway. It took 8 years to build with men digging dirt and putting it in wheel barrows.
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Is the Erie canal man made or natural?
The Erie canal is 100% man made.
First major man-made canal in the US?
Erie Canal
Where is the Erie cannal?
The Erie Canal is a man-made canal stretching from Albany, New York to Buffalo, New York.
When did the americans make the first man made canal?
US-Erie Canal 1825.
What are two man-made canals in the western hemisphere?
The Panama Canal and the Erie Canal.
What Is the Man made waterway located in Western New York?
Erie Canal
Man-made waterway in New York constructed 1817-1825?
Erie Canal
What is A man made waterway for navigation drainage irrigation?
A canal is a man-made waterway for navigation drainage or irrigation.
What man-made waterway made New York City the dominant market place in America?
The Erie Canal.
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.
Who built the canal?
Dewitt Clinton made the Erie canal possible by helping fund it. Irish immigrants built the Erie canal.
Who was the man behind the Erie canal?
Lexi MacDonald
