USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Erie Canal is a 363-mile waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River in upstate New York. The channel, which traverses New York state from Albany to Buffalo on Lake Erie, was considered an engineering marvel when it first opened in 1825.

Detailed explanation-2: -Built between 1817 and 1825, the original Erie Canal traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State-the leader in population, industry, and economic strength.

Detailed explanation-3: -Erie Canal, historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Erie Canal was a 363-mile canal that connected the Atlantic Ocean, via the Hudson River in eastern New York, with Lake Erie.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Erie Canal was built to connect the Great Lakes to New York. This was a faster and safer way to transport goods from the West to the East. Canals improved travel from 1820s to 1850s. Canals are man-made waterways built to connect waterways that don’t connect naturally.