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Historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie.
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Main Line of Public Works
1 linksPackage of legislation passed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1826 to establish a means of transporting freight between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Package of legislation passed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1826 to establish a means of transporting freight between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
But this project was underfunded, and other canals were completed first, including the Lehigh Canal in late 1820 and the Erie Canal in 1821.
Oneida Lake
2 linksLargest lake entirely within New York state, with a surface area of 79.8 sqmi.
Largest lake entirely within New York state, with a surface area of 79.8 sqmi.
From the earliest times until the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, the lake was part of an important waterway connecting the Atlantic seaboard of North America to the continental interior.
Salina, New York
3 linksTown in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
Town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
Salina's location on the Erie Canal stimulated its industrial development.
Genesee River
5 linksTributary of Lake Ontario flowing northward through the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York in the United States.
Tributary of Lake Ontario flowing northward through the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York in the United States.
If "not for hydropower, the flour mills, clothing mills, and tool fabricators would not have located in Rochester", and the 1825 Erie Canal allowed the mills to ship products to New York City.
New York State Canal Corporation
6 linksThe New York State Canal Corporation is a New York State public-benefit corporation responsible for the oversight, administration and maintenance of the New York State Canal System, which consists of the Erie Canal, Cayuga–Seneca Canal, Oswego Canal and Champlain Canal.
Pennsylvania Railroad
3 linksAmerican Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
With the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 and the beginnings of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in 1828, Philadelphia business interests became concerned that the port of Philadelphia would lose traffic.
Black Rock, Buffalo
1 linksIndependent municipality, is now a neighborhood of the northwest section of the city of Buffalo, New York.
Independent municipality, is now a neighborhood of the northwest section of the city of Buffalo, New York.
In the 1820s, Black Rock was the rival of Buffalo for the terminus of the Erie Canal, but Buffalo, with its larger harbor capacity and greater distance from the shores of Canada, a recent antagonist during the War of 1812, won the competition.
Adirondack Park
1 linksPart of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States.
Part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States.
In 1873 he wrote a report arguing that if the Adirondack watershed was allowed to deteriorate, it would threaten the viability of the Erie Canal, which was then vital to New York's economy.
Old Erie Canal State Historic Park
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The Old Erie Canal State Historic Park encompasses a 36 mi linear segment of the original Erie Canal's Long Level section.
Oswego, New York
2 linksCity in Oswego County, New York, United States.
City in Oswego County, New York, United States.
Oswego was incorporated as a village on March 14, 1828, and the Oswego Canal, a branch of the Erie Canal, reached the area in 1829.