The Erie Canal made New York the biggest port in America.
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The Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal linked New York City and the Midwest.
There are a number of cities along the Erie Canal including Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, and Utica.
Buffalo, NY is the westernmost city on the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal
Syracuse has the museum and they are promoting the 200th anniversary of the start of the Erie Canal.
The nearest seaport to Ohio is actually in Ohio. The Port of Cleveland is on Lake Erie, and is located in Cleveland, OH. The Great lakes are connected by canals to the Atlantic Ocean. The closest oceanic port in distance is Baltimore, Maryland, but the water navigable routes go through 1) the Welland Canal and Lake Ontario to Montreal 2) the Erie Canal and the Hudson River to New York City 3) the Ohio River and Mississippi River to New Orleans
New York City benefited greatly from the Erie Canal. It made NYC the busiest port on the Atlantic Ocean.
The artificial waterway across New York State connecting Albany on the Hudson River with Buffalo on Lake Erie is the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal was in the past the main route for transporting goods from New York City ports to Buffalo, where they could be shipped across the Great Lakes. Thus, goods could be transported across the entire country all by waterways.
NYC was connected to the Great Lakes through the Hudson River and the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal was hugely important to the Midwest, New York state and New York City. It is not anywhere near as busy today.
The Erie Canal was built to connect the great lakes to new york city. The Erie canal started at lake Erie and headed east until it reached the Hudson River which led into New york city