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Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of around 565 ft....
Timeline of Events
1817
7.4.1817
At Rome, New York, United States, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
1825
10.26.1825
The Erie Canal opens – passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie.
11.4.1825
The Erie Canal is completed with Governor DeWitt Clinton performing the ''Wedding of The Waters'' ceremony in New York Harbour.