It began in 1817 and was finished in 1825.
October 26, 1825
money was sold to the government to help build the erie canal
It toke 8 years to build the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal was important to build because it aided trade and agriculture in the Midwest.
The Erie Canal took 8 years. It took ten years to build the Panama Canal.
to transport goods
It cost 7 million dollars to build the Erie Canal and it made that much back in two years.
Construction on the Erie Canal started on July 4, 1817.
It cost 7 million dollars to build the Erie Canal and it made that much back in two years.
Construction of the Erie Canal started on July 4, 1817.
Stump pullers, shovels, and wheel barrows werer used to build the canal.
It took eight years to build the Erie Canal.
The Miami and Erie Canal was under construction in 1825 and finished in 1845. It connects Cincinnati to Toledo.