Farmers could more easily ship grain to eastern markets. Immigrants could go from New York to Buffalo and from there to anywhere in the Midwest.
Farmers could more easily ship grain to eastern markets. Immigrants could go from New York to Buffalo and from there to anywhere in the Midwest.
Farmers could more easily ship grain to eastern markets. Immigrants could go from New York to Buffalo and from there to anywhere in the Midwest.
Farmers could more easily ship grain to eastern markets. Immigrants could go from New York to Buffalo and from there to anywhere in the Midwest.
The Hudson River and Lake Erie were connected when the Erie Canal was completed October 26, 1825.
1825 was when the canal opened.
John Quincy Adams was president when the Erie Canal was completed.
The canal that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean is known as the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal connects New York City and the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The Canal started construction on July 4, 1817 and was officially opened on October 26, 1825 (even though it was first used on May 17, 1821).
The Erie Canal was the one.
The Erie Canal opened in 1825, on October 26. It opening played a role in the expansion of the United States westward that is difficult to exaggerate.
On October 26, 1825 the Erie Canal was completed and a big celebration was held in New York state.
US-Erie Canal 1825.
The Erie Canal opened on October 26, 1825.