I recently read “The Mohawk” by Codman Hislop,  who taught American Civilization at Union College in Schenectady, New York.

ROME, N.Y. — The Erie Canal, a 363-mile waterway stretching from Lake Erie to the Hudson River, fueled westward expansion and grew the fortunes of cities like Rochester and Buffalo. It was an idea so ...

The Erie Canal was a transformative public works project in American history. Stretching 351 miles from Albany to Buffalo, ...

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This article originally appeared in the Conversation. Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities ...

Explore the past, present and future of the Erie Canal on its bicentennial anniversary. In 1825, the state of New York completed the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has ...

The historic Erie Canal's bicentennial was celebrated in style during 2025 in cities, towns and villages along the roughly 350-mile long waterway connecting Lake Erie and Buffalo to the Hudson River ...