Here’s How The Erie Canal Was Built To Ease Transportation Through New York
When the original Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825, it was both the longest artificial waterway in North America…
The Erie Canal: How a ‘big ditch’ transformed America’s economy, culture and even religion | Conversation
Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by…