The Governor of New York during the building of the Erie Canal was DeWitt Clinton.
The New York governor who built the Erie Canal was DeWitt Clinton.
De Witt Clinton was governor of New York that pushed for the canal to be built.
Dewitt Clinton
The Erie Canal linked New York City and the Midwest.
The governor of New York, De Witt Clinton argued for the canal. He helped fund the building.
Dewitt Clinton was governor and chief promoter of the Erie Canal.
Erie Canal was opened on October 26, 1825, by Governor Clinton.
The Ohio and Erie Canal linked Cleveland with Lake Erie.
Then governor of New York DeWitt Clinton was a major advocate for the canal and it was originally called Clintons Folly and Clintons Ditch.
Building of the Erie Canal began on July 4, 1817.
The Ohio and Erie Canal linked Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. Later it was expanded to include the Ohio River.
The Ohio and Erie Canal linked Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. Later it was expanded to include the Ohio River.
DeWitt Clinton was the govenor.
The Ohio and Erie Canal linked Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. Later it was expanded to include the Ohio River.
The nickname was Clinton's Folly or Clinton's Ditch because of the governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton.