oct 9, 1825 - Eerie Canal completed

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By 1830, steamboats dominated American river transportation. The Erie Canal, built with state funding, was completed in 1825. Running from the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, it was a major economic artery through New York that seamboats used.

http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/exhibition/exhibition_1_2.html

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