2h 44min, oct 26, 1825 y - Completion of the Erie Canal
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The Erie Canal was built to create a water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes - specifically lake Erie. The original Canal ran 363 miles from Lake Erie to where the Hudson river meets Albany. It took two years to fully complete the canal.
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