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The Erie Canal

The Erie Canal. Lake Erie. Connection with Ontario Canal. Lake Erie. Connection with Ontario Canal. Connection with Hudson River. Lake Erie. Erie Canal Timeline. 1808:New York State Legislature authorizes a survey of possible canal routes. 1817:Construction begins on the Erie Canal.

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The Erie Canal

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  1. The Erie Canal

  2. Lake Erie

  3. Connection with Ontario Canal Lake Erie

  4. Connection with Ontario Canal Connection with Hudson River Lake Erie

  5. Erie Canal Timeline • 1808:New York State Legislature authorizes a survey of possible canal routes. • 1817:Construction begins on the Erie Canal. • 1825:Completion of Erie Canal between Buffalo and Albany. Official opening of the Erie Canal. • 1835:Legislature approves first enlargement of the canal to a minimum of 70 feet wide and seven feet deep. • 1862:New York State legislature declares completion of Erie Canal enlargement. • 1895:Second enlargement of the canal is approved, deepening it to a minimum depth of nine feet. • 1903:3rd enlargement of the Erie Canal is passed as part of the Barge Canal Act, which connected the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, Cayuga, and Seneca canals into the New York State Barge Canal System. • 1918:The Barge Canal is completed at a cost of $155 million. • 1959:Opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, which can accommodate ocean-going vessels.

  6. Canal Dimensions The route that the Erie Canal follows originally dry land. Therefore workers had to dig a ditch for the canal and pile up dirt to make artificial banks. They also constructed a towpath, shown on the right of the above diagram, to allow mules or other animals to pull the boats through the canal because the boats didn’t normally have engines.

  7. How a canal lock works

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