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Work started on the Erie Canal in Rome, NY on July 4, 1817
Stretching from Albany on the Hudson River to Buffalo on Lake Erie, the design of this canal was done by skilled craftsmen and surveyors who were self taught engineers. Laborers were brought in to hand dig it. 1000 men died in a season from malaria.
This was a huge deal for America. It managed to link markets the midwest to the east. While it eventually was eclipsed by the railroads that followed, it is still one of the most significant infrastructure projects in U.S. history.
This was a huge deal for America. It managed to link markets the midwest to the east. While it eventually was eclipsed by the railroads that followed, it is still one of the most significant infrastructure projects in U.S. history.
8 Ways the Erie Canal changed America
AoSHQ: NY leaders not the same now
Very cool, didn't know that.
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I will spare you the Seeger and Springsteen version.
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