There are a number of cities along the Erie Canal including Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, and Utica.
The Erie Canal linked New York City and the Midwest.
The Erie Canal made New York City the leading seaport of America.
Buffalo, NY is the westernmost city on the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal
Syracuse has the museum and they are promoting the 200th anniversary of the start of the Erie Canal.
New York City benefited greatly from the Erie Canal. It made NYC the busiest port on the Atlantic Ocean.
The artificial waterway across New York State connecting Albany on the Hudson River with Buffalo on Lake Erie is the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal was in the past the main route for transporting goods from New York City ports to Buffalo, where they could be shipped across the Great Lakes. Thus, goods could be transported across the entire country all by waterways.
The Welland Canal.
NYC was connected to the Great Lakes through the Hudson River and the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was hugely important to the Midwest, New York state and New York City. It is not anywhere near as busy today.
The Erie Canal was built to connect the great lakes to new york city. The Erie canal started at lake Erie and headed east until it reached the Hudson River which led into New york city