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A Brief History of the Erie Canal | History| Smithsonian Magazine Concrete Bathtub, Bedford Falls, Erie Canal, Bike Route, Lake Champlain, Castle Hotel, Hudson River, Gulf Of Mexico, New York State

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A Brief History of the Erie Canal

The waterway opened up the heartland to trade, transforming small hamlets into industrial centers

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Cincinnati, Ohio, from the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County: October, 1920, excavation of the Miami-Erie Canal in Over the Rhine to make way for subway tunnel; Strobridge Lithographing Company in background. Cincinnati Subway, Subway Tunnel, Cincinnati Museum, Board Photography, Hidden City, Erie Canal, History Nerd, Bearded Lady, World Cities

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Cincinnati Subway

Cincinnati, Ohio, from the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County: October, 1920, excavation of the Miami-Erie Canal in Over the Rhine to make way for subway tunnel; Strobridge Lithographing Company in background.

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Remembering the Erie Canal in Over-the-Rhine

The old Erie Canal, now Central Parkway, is what give Over-the-Rhine it's German name.

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Illustration: view east of eastbound Lockport on the Erie Canal, by W.H. Bartlett, 1839. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Read more on the GenealogyBank blog: “Opening of Erie Canal Connects East and West” https://blog.genealogybank.com/opening-of-erie-canal-connects-east-and-west.html Construction Video, Erie Canal, Lake Champlain, Lake Erie, New York State, Historical Society, Great Lakes, Empire State, East Coast

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Opening of Erie Canal Connects East and West

Illustration: view east of eastbound Lockport on the Erie Canal, by W.H. Bartlett, 1839. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Read more on the GenealogyBank blog: “Opening of Erie Canal Connects East and West” https://blog.genealogybank.com/opening-of-erie-canal-connects-east-and-west.html

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Schoen Place landing in Pittsford on the western Erie Canal - Rochester Sweet Thoughts, Canal Boats, Game Aesthetic, Erie Canal, Cyprus Greece, Beyond The Sea, Rochester New York, Canal Boat, Finger Lakes

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Schoen Place landing in Pittsford on the western Erie Canal - Rochester

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Download this stock image: Barge moored on the Erie canal in Buffalo, USA. The Erie canal was opened on 26 October 1825. Engraving, New York, 1885. - DYEJ11 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Bethlehem Steel, 26 October, Erie Canal, Canal Boat, Bethlehem, Buffalo, Cycling, High Resolution, Resolution

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Barge moored on the Erie canal in Buffalo, USA. The Erie canal was opened on 26 October 1825. Engraving, New York, 1885 Stock Photo - Alamy

Download this stock image: Barge moored on the Erie canal in Buffalo, USA. The Erie canal was opened on 26 October 1825. Engraving, New York, 1885. - DYEJ11 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

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How the Erie Canal Was Built With Raw Labor and Amateur Engineering | HISTORY

The 360‑mile canal connecting the Hudson River to the Great Lakes was built in eight years through thick forests and stubborn rock.

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Enterprising Waters: New York’s Erie Canal (Phase Two) | The New York State Museum

The Erie Canal directed the course of New York and American history. When it opened in 1825, this “boldest and biggest American engineering project of its century” unlocked the Western interior for trade and settlement. Boomtowns sprang up along the canal’s path and New York City, with its deep harbor connecting to the Hudson River, grew to be the nation’s most powerful center

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The Erie Canal took eight years to build and when completed in 1825 it opened the Great Lakes and Northwest Territory to trade and emigrants. This drawing was done in 1829. National Geographic Videos, Erie Canal, Beyond The Sea, Northwest Territories, Photo Texture, Modern Watercolor, The Great Lakes, Buffalo New York, Travel Time

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How the Erie Canal Helped Create Modern America | The Takeaway | WNYC

The Erie Canal's completion in 1825 marked a new age in American religion, economics, and politics.

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