oct 26, 1828 - Erie Canal (1825)
Description:
A canal cut to connect the Great Lakes with the Atlantic ocean and made New York's ports and economy boom as it harbors were now more easily accessed.https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/erie-canal#:~:text=The%20Erie%20Canal%20opened%20on,commercial%20capital%20it%20remains%20today.
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Date:
oct 26, 1828
Now
~ 196 years ago