In 1825, the state of New York inaugurated the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has been replaced by a broader significance. Together, the Erie, Champlain, Oswego ...

A boat makes a morning trip through the Erie ... patent his industrial steam shovel until 1839, and Alfred Nobel’s dynamite wouldn’t appear until 1866. Muscle would build the canal.

industrial and municipal uses. Last year at Hurd Orchards and numerous other farms along the Erie channel's 363-mile span, it was the canal that tipped the balance between break or make.

A boat enters Lock 4 of the Erie Canal ... be a boon for the Eric Canal and its communities, citing their roles in key moments in U.S. history, including the American Revolution, Underground ...

The Erie Canal was revolutionary for New York and the United States, ushering in an era of transportation, communication, and industrial revolution. Following its completion in 1825, the Canal ...

The Erie Canal museum will host a lecture and walking tour Saturday in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit 200 years ...

The Erie Canal propelled the Industrial Revolution, opened the frontier, united the country, birthed canal towns and cities, and made New York City a financial capital of the world. You see all of ...

As Peter L. Bernstein writes in Wedding of the Waters, a history of the Erie Canal, the waterway would "knit the sinews of the Industrial Revolution, propel globalization…and revolutionize the ...

Experience a magical New York canal cruise on the iconic Erie Canal, celebrating 200 years of innovation, commerce and ...