How The Erie Canal Changed America, Part 1 - Historsea, Episode 1 

That's correct! By the time of the Civil War, railroads were already built, making most canals in the US obsolete.

That kind of made me go “tilt” as well, given that Jefferson died in 1826 and the Civil War started in 1861. That’s some tenure in office Clinton had.

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Syracuse has an Erie Boulevard as well, for the same reason.

The canal used to run all the way to Albany, not just have a cut there. There was a cut at Watervliet (West Troy) but that was to get from the canal into the Hudson and get some speed on. It looks like the naming of Erie Blvd. in Albany may not have been because of a branch line to the canal (they didn't need a branch line, they had the actual canal) but rather that Erie Blvd runs over the buried canal. It ends at Colonie St., a block west of Quay St. and the river front at the original terminus. It runs from there north soon adjacent to the rail road tracks. And the tracks generally follow the canal. Fair assumption that there's a canal under there somewhere. Look for evidence... there's a good bit of elevation change just north of US90 before a tiny bend in Erie Blvd which comes with a name change to Canal Rd. S. Looking for a lock... can't find one. Canal Rd. stops soon. And picks up later. Looks like the railroad left the canal around 42°41'01.57" N 73°43'42.61" W. Maybe taking a steeper slope to get around Watervliet. You can see the canal sweep over and "join" rt 32. Then I lose it at the arsenal. Looking for The Cut. I think it's by that block of social housing... Looks like we're still (again?) on 32 with the cut being near 23rd St. (42°43'58.35" N 73°42'03.86" W) A little further up 32 there's a lock : 42°44'12.32" N 73°42'00.58" W

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Ya. the Irish Britain kicked out and abused build most of America. But go ahead and brag.

Thanks Mike! Was a lot of fun to make. Brought back some great memories

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I grew up on a farm on the Culvert Road near Medina, N. Y. The road is built underneath the Erie Canal in a culvert. It's interesting to watch boats pass by above you as you drive through the culvert. We also received water for our farm from the canal as did other farmers in the area. Having access to water was one of the positives of having the canal near you.

Right. Also, though the Potomack Canal was very early, it was the Erie that was first successful in going the distance. The C&O was one of many built because of the success of the Erie

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"Low bridge, everybody down" - got me too.

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In 1903, the government of NY decided to start the New York State Barge Canal as the improvement of the Erie Canal & is the successor. When the New York State Barge Canal was built more than half of the original Erie Canal was destroyed or abandoned. Today the Erie Canal is used mainly by recreational watercraft.

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I own a hammer driven iron "star" drill and while it will go through anything, it's HARD work.

@@edweir8635 We have a canal beside us the Royal canal, in longford, Ireland. Built around 1780s. It was dug by hand through rock with drills and black powder, then through peat bog, aqueducts over rivers. The bridges they built narrow but no weight restrictions still. Some of the masonry has numerous inch and a half ridges worn by the ropes pulling the boats. Except for a handful of surveyors and financiers the people are all completely forgotten.

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