Erie Canal: America's Empire Builder

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@ellicurus 22 часа назад

When I was in school in NY I swear we learned far more about the Erie Canal in more classes than the Statue of Liberty. We went on field trips to the dams, we jet skied up the locks, we learned guitar to songs about it, and we had map drawing contests of it every October. We learned about it in different ways in science, social studies, technology, art, music, and read stories and nonfiction and wrote poems about it in English classes.

@meyou6556 2 часа назад

The canal was far more useful that the statue of liberty

@trumpetmom8924 День назад

Pretty much every kid in NY music classes has sung “The Erie Canal” at least once, if not every year, of their time in elementary music, and the song is included in almost every band/orchestra method book. (Sorry. Music teacher, couldn’t resist. Grew up in the greater Syracuse area; learned about the canal almost every year in elementary school.) Interesting fact: a massive section of the canal through Syracuse was filled in and is now Erie Boulevard in East Syracuse. I rode and drove on it for several years before I realized that it was originally part of the canal’s path.

@adrientucker5949 19 часов назад

I learned the song around 1980 as a kid in San Antonio, TX. Have lived in and around Rochester, NY since '88. Parts of the canal here have also been altered into highways and other non-water things. Never forgot the song though. Low bridge...

@mayonaise000 День назад

What a name for a surveyor. He's Ben Wright his entire life.

@GeoffreyWare День назад

Very entertaining story thank you very much!

@chrislittle2366 День назад

Dewitt Clinton would be a great Biographics video

@danielsantiagourtado3430 День назад

Love your content eric!❤❤❤❤

@lamplighter5545 День назад

You can tour a section of the (new) Erie Canal, including some locks, on a tour boat from Lockport. I did that about 25 years ago. It was really fascinating.

@ignitionfrn2223 6 часов назад

5:35 - Chapter 1 - The mohawk valley 9:55 - Chapter 2 - The erie canal commission 13:40 - Chapter 3 - Confronting the impossible 20:50 - Chapter 4 - Connecting the sections 23:45 - Chapter 5 - The impact of the canal 28:35 - Conclusion

@multipletanksyndrome День назад

How about the canal that connects the Rhine to the Danube.

@Pyeknu 5 часов назад

Hopefully, you'll do one on the Welland Canal one of these days.

@jodapop32700 22 часа назад

RU-vid knew what it was doing recommending this vid to this Utican, great vid

@jimsmith556 22 часа назад

Thanks for the information and anecdotes! However, you know what would have been helpful? A current map. A map showing where the canal was built, where it started, finished, the route travelled, location of locks, etc; you know, stuff that might be a bit more informative than your face talking for half an hour. The old drawings and images are helpful and interesting. You could have shown where the changes were made, during construction, during redesigns, renovations. Yeah, much more use of graphics and maps.

@PhilBertran 2 часа назад

Anyone else still have the lyrics to 'The Erie Canal' from elementary school stuck in their head despite not hearing it for over 30 years?

@resileaf9501 День назад

I actually didn't know about this. Quite impressive. And almost no downsides, but of course the workers had to be exploited and die in droves. Capitalism ho!

@dylanroemer4277 23 часа назад

Grover Cleveland is on the $1,000 bill

@denisbatista6010 День назад

The 500$ bill has McKinley on it

@Beatles__ 21 час назад

In Cohoes there is still remains of the old Erie Canal and it’s pretty dope

@scottrjmatmsncom 23 часа назад

I'm Listening and watching from Niagara falls new York. I've ridden on a boat going through the Lockport locks it's interesting

@pixelkatten 3 часа назад

Despite my interest in infrastructure, I probably wouldn't have watched this video if it wasn't for the song. The Erie Canal is practically unknown in Sweden, but Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger aren't!

@antiisocial День назад

Cool. Ty.

@DouwedeJong День назад

Most of the engineers in New York State came from the Netherlands, where digging canals was done for centuries. Giving the idea that was all done from nothing is absurd.

@Unknowngfyjoh 5 часов назад

Does this channel have more or less subscribers since Simon left? How the check?

@carolyncasner4806 23 часа назад

2025 is going to be a celebration year. It will be a great time to visit.

@scooby45247 18 часов назад

Chicago and Cleveland wouldnt have.. America would have been fine once rail and flight was brought about.. the real question is how would Native populations have survived if it took another 15 yrs for rails to cross?

@emarti3853 21 час назад

Trains mightve done it in 1850

@kellyngrey4950 16 часов назад

Is Simon not coming back? Are we stuck with this guy?

@archstanton6102 9 часов назад

Yes, Simon left over 12 months ago. He is not coming back.

@kellyngrey4950 4 часа назад

@@archstanton6102 Bummer. Thanks for answering! 💜

@bnthern День назад

well presented - VERY FEW MISPRONOUNCIATION!!

@Chloraflora День назад

Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady were pretty well butchered 😅

@rich478 День назад

Is mispronunciation singular or plural?

@carolyncasner4806 23 часа назад

The pause and audible inhale before attempting Schenectady 😊

@trumpetmom8924 19 часов назад

@@carolyncasner4806 Lol. My husband got his master’s degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute via distance learning, so I learned how to prounounce it pretty quickly. I knew roughly where Troy was when I lived near Syracuse, but hadn’t heard of RPI until my husband started his studies. I have heard really bad butchering of Syracuse and Chittenango IN CNY, so considering he prounounced the latter perfectly, he gets a 👍🏻 for that. Shenectady and AL-bany, had me laughing and yelling at the screen though. I’d hate to hear him go for Skaneatales. Oof.

@yecora10 21 час назад

really not a fan of other people on this channel, iv watched so many of these vids with simon its like a mate who you watch it with. so when someone else is now there it dosnt feel right so i havnt watched any of the new ones.

@archstanton6102 19 часов назад

Simon is not coming back and has been gone for 12 months. So watch with a new host or miss out.

@yecora10 16 часов назад

@@archstanton6102 il miss out

@GREENGENE18 День назад

Fact Check: The 'Allegheny Mountains' run for about 300 miles from north-central Pennsylvania southward, through western Maryland & eastern West Virginia, ...NOT NYS! The canal is proximal to the MOHAWK & the vast Southern NY Ranges of the Appalachians, but you should 'a just said ...The Appalachian Mountains.