Unofficially it was originally referred to as "Clinton's big ditch"
The original length of the Erie Canal was 363 feet.
The name for the Erie Canal was Clinton's Ditch or Clinton's Folly.
The canal got its name from Lake Erie.
* Panama Canal * Suez Canal * Erie Canal
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The original Erie Canal had 83 locks. The canal was improved and the number of locks went down to 72 locks. The canal was improved again and now there are only 35 locks.
The Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal, the Suez Canal, and the Panama Canal, to name three.
The Welland Canal.
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The nickname was Clinton's Folly or Clinton's Ditch because of the governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton.
The Erie Canal