When the Erie Canal was created between 1817 and 1825, it was an engineering wonder — and still is today. Consisting of an ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

Initially, the canal was just 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide, but it cut through fields and forests, cliffs and swamps, and ...

The superhighway of its day, the Erie Canal helped connect the eastern part of the nation with the West. This was a boon to ...

The Seneca Chief moves at 19th-century speed — it took about five hours to travel the roughly 18 miles between Amsterdam and ...

Oct. 26, 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the official opening of the Erie Canal. Parts of the canal had been open since ...

Two centuries after the Erie Canal was opened with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted ...

Before the Erie canal was completed in 1825, it could take around three weeks to ship perishable goods between New York and ...

The Erie Canal, once mocked as “Clinton’s Ditch,” was built 200 years ago by Governor DeWitt Clinton. Now, his five times ...

Though the movement began at the turn of the century, it flourished in the hinterlands along the Erie Canal, which became ...

The Erie Canal, a monumental engineering feat, played a pivotal role in transforming Chicago from a swampy outpost into a bustling metropolis. Celebrating its 200th anniversary, this waterway not only ...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – There have been 200 years of cruising down the Erie Canal, but that wouldn’t be possible without locks. Locks are essential for navigation on the canal, acting as elevators for boats ...