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The Erie Canal is about 365 miles long. Can you be more specific?
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Where is the Erie Canal located?
The Erie canal is located near Albany, New York and goes to Buffalo, NY at Lake Erie.
Where is Erie canal located?
The Erie canal is located near Albany, New York and goes to Buffalo, NY at Lake Erie.
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 is the name of the canal that was built near BuffaloNew York?
The Erie Canal.
Where the canal is located?
The Erie canal is located near Albany, New York and goes to Buffalo, NY at Lake Erie.
Is the Erie Canal important?
The Erie Canal was hugely important to the Midwest, New York state and New York City. It is not anywhere near as busy today.
Was the Erie Canal?
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.
Erie Canal was?
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.
What does Erie canal do?
The Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825 under the direction of New York State Governor De Witt Clinton. It runs East-West across NY State from near Albany (on the Hudson River) 363 mile west to Lake Erie , near Buffalo. It opened up the entire Great Lakes system to water borne freight from the East Coast ports on the Atlantic.
How did the Erie Canal help NYC grow?
The Erie Canal was the first water link that connected the East Coast seaports to the Great Lakes. It was opened in 1825, long before any railroads existed. Prior to the Canal, the only way to move goods to the upper Midwest bordering the Lakes, was by overland by cartage (expensive and very slow.)It connected the Hudson River near Albany NY, by water to Lake Erie near Buffalo NY.New York City, being at the mouth of the Hudson was the ideal freight transfer point for westbound freight. Thus the Port of New York grew veryrapidly after the opening of the Canal.
Which river runs near rome and flow into Hudson river?
The Mohawk River - the largest tributary to the Hudson River See also the Erie Canal
What of these describes the Erie canal?
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.
