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They didn't have earth moving machines back then. The Erie Canal was dug by hand with some animal help.
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∙ 6y agoThe Irish immigrant diggers used shovels and pick axes.
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What did the Erie canal use to build the canal?
To build the Erie Canal, they used mules, horses and thousands of Irishmen with shovels and wheelbarrows. Benjamin Wright was the chief engineer. Wright and his men invented the stump puller and adapted a plow to cut brush.
What did they use to build the Erie Canal?
To build the Erie Canal, they used mules, horses and thousands of Irishmen with shovels and wheelbarrows. Benjamin Wright was the chief engineer. Wright and his men invented the stump puller and adapted a plow to cut brush.
Why do people celebrate the Erie Canal?
People celebrate the Erie because it was such hard work for the slaves building it so we celebrate how lucky we are to have those courageous people to build our Erie :) You can use my words 8*)
Did you have to pay to use the Erie canal?
yes
Why did people use the Erie Canal?
People used the Erie Canal because it was faster than horseback and could carry more goods.
Is the Erie Canal still in use today?
Yes the Erie Canal is still in business today. Much of it is now recreation but there is still commercial traffic such as barges of corn from Canada to be turned into ethanol.https://www.npr.org/2013/06/25/195426326/commercial-shipping-revived-along-erie-canal
How is the Erie Canal used for fun now?
Small boats and pleasure craft uses the Erie Canal today. It is also a cycling trail and used for fishing. But there still is some commercial traffic.
How is the the Erie Canal used now?
You can use it for fun by taking tours or fishing.
How did building the aswan dam affect the conflict over the Suez canal?
Egypt planned to use money from control of the canal to build the dam
What did they use to make the Erie canal?
The Irish immigrant diggers used shovels and pick axes.
What are facts about the Erie Canal?
The Suez Canal, being a sea-level canal does not use locks. The Suez canal did have movable traffic-control bridges that spanned the entrances to control traffic but these were not, strictly speaking locks. It is by far the longest big-ship canal in the Western world- there are some big canals in both Russia and China.
How is the Panama Canal and the Erie Canal alike?
Both use a levee system requiring water to fill to raise the boat to the height necessary for the next canal or in Panama to the level of sea water.
