Both the Erie Canal and the Transcontinental Railroad made an impact in American history connecting our nation. Both made transportation faster and improved businesses.
Lake Erie. The canal was named the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal
Erie Canal
US-Erie Canal 1825.
Erie Canal
For better trade
The construction of the Erie Canal brought food to New York City and many European immigrants used it to find land to farm.
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Dewitt Clinton was the man who pushed for the Erie canal. At first no one thought it would any success what so ever. People called it "Clinton's Ditch". Then, in 1825 the Erie Canal was finished. It stretched from Lake Erie near Buffalo, past Syracuse along the Mohawk river and then to Albany along the Hudson River. It was a HUGE success, reducing the cost and time for a regular boat. The Erie Canal was a man made waterway from Lake Erie to the Atlantic by way of Albany, NY. It helped New York eclipse Philadelphia as the largest city and port of the Eastern Seaboard of the US.
Dewitt Clinton was the man who pushed for the Erie canal. At first no one thought it would any success what so ever. People called it "Clinton's Ditch". Then, in 1825 the Erie Canal was finished. It stretched from Lake Erie near Buffalo, past Syracuse along the Mohawk river and then to Albany along the Hudson River. It was a HUGE success, reducing the cost and time for a regular boat. The Erie Canal was a man made waterway from Lake Erie to the Atlantic by way of Albany, NY. It helped New York eclipse Philadelphia as the largest city and port of the Eastern Seaboard of the US.
The Erie Canal is a man made waterway from Albany, NY to Lake Erie. It was funded by Dewitt Clinton and took eight years to build. It was completed on October 26, 1825. The Erie Canal brought down the costs of shipping goods from the Midwest to New York, making New York City the busiest US port city.
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