People used the Erie Canal because it was faster than horseback and could carry more goods.
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.
People celebrate the Erie because it was such hard work for the slaves building it so we celebrate how lucky we are to have those courageous people to build our Erie :) You can use my words 8*)
Many people from Europe used the Erie Canal to get to Wisconsin and Illinois to farm.
The Welland Canal.
When the barge on the Erie Canal reaches Lake Erie, the goods or people need to be transferred to a boat to go to the next destination.
It took eight years to build the Erie Canal.
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Construction of the Erie Canal began in Rome, New York. At one time or another there were around 50,000 people who worked on the canal.
The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was used by many thousands of people in New York and immigrants that went on to settle in the Midwest.
The Erie Canal was not cemented.
the Erie canal