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(1820-1860) Erie Canal System

Erie Canal For Kids « Erie Canal was completed on October 25, 1825.

It might seem incongruous to use a modern motorcycle, with fuel injection and ABS, to explore a canal built almost 200 years ago to move people and

In the summer of 1863, citizens of the Buckeye State were consumed by panic as Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan and nearly 2,500 of his soldiers swept across the state for 13 days in what essentially amounted to an invasion.

Erie Canal Map

Wabash and Erie Canal MapDuring the winter of 1830, sales of canal lands were held in Logansport and Lafayette, but the results were disappointing. Forty two thousand acres were sold, and brought only $75,000, an average of $1.75 per acre, of which one fourth was cash. .Notwithstanding this fact, a decided canal majority had developed in Indiana, and in 1832 the project was set in motion.

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A map showing the Erie Canal. The Canal allowed ships from the Atlantic Ocean to travel up the Hudson River (beginning at Albany, New York), on through the Canal to access Lake Erie (ending at Buffalo, New York) and the other Great Lakes:

LOCKPORT LOCKS & ERIE CANAL CRUISES

The Genesee Riverway connects to the Erie Canal Path for an almost unlimited trail to bike, hike, or simply enjoy. The locks are cool, too!

Treasure Hunting in Upstate New York (Story 7) - Erie Canal History p4

Ranked #1 of 17 attractions in Fairport. Been here too? Add it to your map!

Erie Canal, Fairport, NY

A view of the Ohio and Erie Canal with the Dover Brewing Company visible on the left side of the picture.

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 the Atlantic Ocean. Learn more about the canal, including its construction.

Here are three ways to explore the 33,000-acre Cuyahoga Valley National Park this month.

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