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What was the result of the canals?
One result of the Erie Canal is that it was faster to get from one place to another from up the Hudson into the Erie Canal and after you can get any where from there. An even bigger benefit was the reduction in cost of transportation.
What was a result of the construction of the Erie Canal?
One result of the Erie Canal is that it was faster to get from one place to another from up the Hudson into the Erie Canal and after you can get any where from there. An even bigger benefit was the reduction in cost of transportation.
Is Lake Erie and the Erie Canal the same thing?
There are many differences between the Panama and Erie Canal. First is location. The Panama Canal is in the country of Panama in Central America. The Erie Canal is located in New York State. Second the Panama Canal connects two oceans: the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The Erie Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean/Hudson River with Lake Erie. Thirdly, the Panama Canal allows ocean going vessels through the canal. The Erie Canal had much smaller barges.
What was one of the Nicknames of the Erie canal?
The nickname was Clinton's Folly or Clinton's Ditch because of the governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton.
What canal connected the Hudson and mohawk rivers in 1825?
The Erie Canal was the one.
How many people did it take to build Erie canal?
Construction of the Erie Canal began in Rome, New York. At one time or another there were around 50,000 people who worked on the canal.
How many people built the Erie Canal?
It took eight years to build the Erie Canal.
What are New York's water ways?
One is the Erie Canal.
Did the Erie Canal lead others to build canals?
Yes there were other canals built because of the success of the Erie Canal. Canada built one and Ohio built several.
What countrydid one have of the workes on the eriel canal come from?
One half of the workers on the Erie Canal came from Ireland, specifically Northern Ireland.
What are Erie Canal locks?
Erie Canal has two heights. One portion is up to 566 Feet and one side 365 Feet from sea level. So locks are constructed to control the flow and for smooth sailing of boats.
What enabled western farmers to ship goods to New York?
One of the things was the Erie canal, completed between Buffalo, NY and Albany, NY in 1825.
