BellaOnline Forums Travel and Culture Great Lakes New Article - Brief History of the Erie Canal

Hello Everyone,

Below is a link to this week's article which is a short history of this famous canal.

Brief History of the Erie Canal

Trish, great article. Interesting stats including canal was 4 ft deep and could carry ships with tons of cargo. Also, $7 million dollars probably seemed like a lot to use for a canal. The canal was badly need at that time, and put to good use.

Thanks Edie. It's kind of sad that $7 million is a drop in the bucket nowadays.