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How did New York pay for the Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal was paid off by the tolls payed by the boats that were passing through the canal.
Where was the Erie Canal located?
The Erie Canal started in Albany. Ships came up the Hudson River to Albany. Then they traveled on the canal from Albany to Buffalo.
What types of boats were used on the Erie and the Chemung Canal?
The Chemung Canal was very similar to the Erie Canal. It connected the Finger Lakes region of New York with the Susquehanna River. Both canals used barges or packet boats.
How did the Erie Canal help Chicago and Cleveland?
Many of the immigrants that traveled the Erie Canal ended up in cities like Cleveland and Chicago. Some of the workers of the Erie Canal also worked on canals in Ohio and the Illinois Michigan canal near Chicago.
What was the function of the Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal was used for boats. Back then, they used horse and buggy. It was much quicker to go by boat. So they built the Erie Canal. They used to used it for traveling. Nowadays, it is used mostly for tours.
Is the Erie Canal still in use today?
Yes the Erie Canal is still in business today. Much of it is now recreation but there is still commercial traffic such as barges of corn from Canada to be turned into ethanol.https://www.npr.org/2013/06/25/195426326/commercial-shipping-revived-along-erie-canal
How deep is the Erie Canal today?
Because canal boats were shallow-draft, flat-bottomed vessels, the original depth of the Erie Canal was about 4 feet. It was deepened over the years until in the early 20th Century it was dredged to a minimum depth of 12 feet to accommodate traffic which is primarily made up of pleasure boats.
What power propelled the Erie Canal boats?
It depended on the type of boat, but mules or horses usualy.
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 was a result of the construction of the Erie Canal?
One result of the Erie Canal is that it was faster to get from one place to another from up the Hudson into the Erie Canal and after you can get any where from there. An even bigger benefit was the reduction in cost of transportation.
What is the name of the type of boat that travels on the Erie Canal?
3 types: passenger & cargo, packet, and freight boats. (derived from The Canal Society of Ohio (http://www.canalsocietyohio.org/)) Packets hauled passengers only.
How is the Erie Canal used for fun now?
Small boats and pleasure craft uses the Erie Canal today. It is also a cycling trail and used for fishing. But there still is some commercial traffic.
