Fabulous. NYCO has started a blog dedicated to the Erie canal. Unlike the Rideau between here and Ottawa, the Erie gave life to a string of communities which are now major towns and cities across northern New York. Its legacy also includes the post War of 1812 rapid expansion of the USA as the route which cracked the barrier which is the Appalachians without using the British navy infested Great Lakes. As a result, the issues are still big and the history grand...as opposed to the nice big a little less grand concerns about the world's longest staking rink.
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- A display of hideous graphics focused on the goal of figuring out where the smokestack I can see to the south is sitting.
Comments
Dr_Funk - February 28, 2005 2:07 am
The Rideau Canal was one of those features, not unlike the Maginot Line..built to fight the last war better. The Erie Canal, by contrast, was a function of economic infrastructure..that suceeded brilliantly. As far as the Erie goes, it wasn't so much that the Great Lakes were British-infested..though they were, it was that they were ice infested for a good part of the year. That made an ice free outlet from the South shore of the lakes to New York a valued commodity.
NYCO - February 28, 2005 6:09 pm
Actually, the Erie was ice-infested as well. It was generally impassable from November to May, unless they got lucky.
Ever wonder why book publishing houses have fall book lists and spring book lists? It's because the publishing industry in New York couldn't get its goods to Western markets in the wintertime, due to the frozen Erie.
Alan - February 28, 2005 6:26 pm
I wasn't sure whther I would encounter the canal on Saturday - is it near the Armory Square district?