Learn about the Erie Canal's history and why it was built. Read about the ports that the Erie canal connected and the canal's importance to trade and commerce.Updated: 11/21/2023 What is the Erie Canal? TheErie Canalis a manmade waterway that runs 363 miles betweenBuffalo, New York on...
the Indians he met along the St.Lawrence River told him about it.Samuel de Champlainvisited Canada in 1608. He, too, heard stories of the mighty cataract, but never visited it. Etienne Brule, the first European to see Lakes Ontario, Erie Huron and Superior, may also have ...
German immigrants were the largest ethnic group to congregate in Wisconsin. They settled throughout the state, but most were located in a large area (about 20 counties) in the southeast part of the state. German-Americans had an enormous impact on Wisconsin’s culture, introducing polka music,...
Famous Figures Niagara Falls State Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted; he also designed Central Park in New York City. Three Sisters Islands were named after the daughters of Parkhurst Whitney, a hotelman and prominent local citizen. The daughters names were Asenath, Angeline and Celinda...
Seneca Lake is Ontario County's waterway connection to the world, due to its accessibility from the Erie Canal to the St. Lawrence Seaway, and the Atlantic Ocean. The annual NYS Department of Environmental “shocking” of the fish takes place in Naples Creek, just a few weeks before the op...
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have caused confusion about both the title and the lyrics.The original rendition sings, “I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal, Fifteen YEARS on the Erie Canal” but it was later changed to “I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal, fifteen MILES on the Erie Canal”.[...
Major Accomplishments: Signatory of the Articles of Confederation; Member of Continental Congress; Assistant Minister of Finance; Member of the Constitutional Convention; Chairman of the Erie Canal Commission. Roger Sherman (1721-1793) Highest Political Office: Member House of Representatives (1788–1791...
The village of Medina sprung up during the construction of the Erie Canal in the early 1800s. Canal workers built homes of sandstone and brick, and hotels were constructed to house barge passengers making an overnight stop. A remnant of its former bustling days,this quaint cottage, circa 1820...
In 1807, Robert Fulton created the first successful steamboat line in the country, ferrying from New York to Albany. 1825 saw the opening of the Erie Canal which connects New York to Lake Eerie (and therefore Canada and inland states) and solidified New York as a major trading hub. By th...