Erie Canal
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erie-canal-207-14667183
title:
Erie Canal
text:
The 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. The Erie Canal accelerated the settlement of the Great Lakes region, the westward expansion of the United States, and the economic ascendancy of New York state. It has been called "The Nati
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Waterway in New York, U.S.
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal
date created:
2001-11-06T15:18:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T09:11:39Z
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