Erie Canal - Wikipedia
WEBThe Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east–west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing the costs of transporting people and goods across the Appalachians.
Erie Canal | Definition, Map, Location, Construction, History, & Facts
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Erie Canal, historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany. The canal, 363 miles (584 km) long, was the first canal in the United States to connect western waterways with …
Erie Canal - HISTORY
WEBMar 15, 2018 · The Erie Canal is a 363-mile waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River in upstate New York. The channel, which traverses New York state from Albany...
A Brief History of the Erie Canal | Smithsonian
WEBYet shortly after the locks opened in 1825, completing a man-made waterway that connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, the critics were silenced, and the Erie Canal, one of the greatest...
History of the Ohio & Erie Canal - U.S. National Park Service
WEBNov 22, 2021 · The Ohio & Erie Canal became the spine of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, established in 1974. In 1996, it also became the backbone of the new Ohio & Erie Canalway. This national heritage area continues to improve life here in Northeast Ohio. The canal no longer carries goods, news, or people.
Erie Canal, Summary, Facts, Significance, APUSH - American …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The Erie Canal was an artificial waterway constructed between 1817–1825 to connect the Hudson River at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo, spanning over 350 miles across New York state. The canal’s completion was a major engineering feat of the early 19th century.
The Erie Canal: The manmade waterway that transformed the US - BBC
WEBNov 23, 2020 · For decades after it opened in 1825, upstate New York's 363-mile Erie Canal, which links the city of Buffalo, on Lake Erie in the west, to the state's capital, Albany, on the Hudson River in...
How the Erie Canal Was Built With Raw Labor and Amateur ... - HISTORY
WEBApr 7, 2021 · The Erie Canal, fully completed in 1825, was an immediate triumph, transporting goods, people and ideas between the East Coast and the frontier settlements of the Midwest and beyond.
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor - U.S. National Park Service
WEBAug 11, 2022 · The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (Erie Canalway NHC) was established by Congress in 2000. The Corridor spans 524 miles across the full expanse of the upstate New York. It includes the Erie, Cayuga-Seneca, Oswego, and Champlain Canals and their historic alignments.
Erie Canal - Commercial Artery, National Symbol | Britannica
WEBAug 23, 2024 · The Erie Canal was not the first canal built in the United States, but it was the most influential. Begun in the spirit of nationalism and with optimistic pride in the American republican system of government, the canal became a symbol of this progress.