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The nickname was Clinton's Folly or Clinton's Ditch because of the governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton.

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The Erie Canal got its name from Lake Erie which is where the canal ended.

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What canal is between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?

The Welland Canal.


What waterway connects the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico?

The Erie Canal


Was the Erie Canal cemented?

The Erie Canal was not cemented.


Is Lake Erie and the Erie Canal the same thing?

There are many differences between the Panama and Erie Canal. First is location. The Panama Canal is in the country of Panama in Central America. The Erie Canal is located in New York State. Second the Panama Canal connects two oceans: the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The Erie Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean/Hudson River with Lake Erie. Thirdly, the Panama Canal allows ocean going vessels through the canal. The Erie Canal had much smaller barges.


What provided cheaper and faster transportation to the great lakes area?

the Erie canal


What lake did the Erie Canal join with?

No the Erie Canal did not join the Ohio River. But New York was not the only state that built canals. The state of Ohio also built canals. The Miami and Erie Canal went to the Ohio River. The Erie and Ohio Canal also reached the Ohio River. Neither of these canals were as successful as the Erie Canal.


What canal connects Albany and buffalo?

The Ohio and Erie Canal linked Cleveland with Lake Erie.


Which waterway joined Lake Erie with Hudson River?

the Erie Canal


How long is the erie canal-?

The original length of the Erie Canal was 363 feet.


What state is the Erie Canal located in?

The Erie Canal is in the state of New York.


What canal connected the Hudson and mohawk rivers in 1825?

The Erie Canal was the one.


What Erie Canal connected Albany on the Hudson?

The Erie Canal connects Albany, The Hudson River, Lake Erie, Buffalo, and everything in between.