The Opening of the Erie Canal
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Collection Description
Constructed in an era when roads were little more than ruts and dirt pathways, the Erie Canal opened up East-West trade in the newly developing United States, providing an all water connection between the interior U. S. and the Atlantic coast seaports. Built almost entirely by man and horsepower, construction began on the canal on July 4, 1817 with little public support and no government funding.
This online exhibit of the Erie Canal is a the result of a collaboration between the Seymour B. Durst Old York Library and The Eighteenth-Century Reading Room at the CUNY Graduate Center.
This online exhibit of the Erie Canal is a the result of a collaboration between the Seymour B. Durst Old York Library and The Eighteenth-Century Reading Room at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Collection URL
Click URL to view — http://library.gc.cuny.edu/dac/erie_canal/index.htm
Subjects
Language
eng
Site Created
2005
Institution Type
Academic library
Geographic Place(s)
Erie Canal
Inclusive Dates
1816 1883
Metro Funded Project
Yes
Metro Funding Year
2005
Full Project Title
The Opening of the Erie Canal
Part of Collection
Citation
City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, "The Opening of the Erie Canal," in digitalMETRO, Item #9, http://www.nycdigital.org/items/show/9 (accessed February 6, 2012).
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