Fairport, N.Y. — Monroe County is celebrating two centuries of the waterway that put Rochester on the map. It was opening day Friday on the Erie Canal, which is marking its 200th anniversary. MORE: ...
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever
A scene on the Erie Canal painted in 1842, two decades after the canal opened. BETTMANN/GETTY IMAGES VIA THE CONVERSATION A scene on the Erie Canal painted in 1842, two decades after the canal opened.
The opening of the Erie Canal was touted as an incredible achievement of human ingenuity, a 363-mile engineering marvel built 200 years ago. When Gov. DeWitt Clinton completed his journey from Buffalo ...
What was the most significant event in the history of Chicago? The Great Chicago Fire? Wrong. The 1893 World’s Fair? Wrong. The Cubs winning the World Series in 2016? Tempting ... but no. Those don’t ...
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