The Erie Canal Turns 200

 From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman):

 

This week, the Erie Canal celebrates the 200^th anniversary of its completion on 26 October 1825. It stretched from Buffalo, New York to Albany, New York, where it connected to the Hudson River. On that day, New York’s Governor Clinton began a celebratory voyage along the new canal from Buffalo to New York City.[1]

 

"Erie Canal 1840"[2]

The Erie Canal was a significant achievement in US transportation. It ultimately connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. It made the port of New York the most popular for immigration. In a time before trains, the canal offered settlers the fastest way into the Midwest.[3]

 

Read more at the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: https://eriecanalway.org/bicentennial.

Also see this article at Buffalo Waterfront: https://buffalowaterfront.com/erie-canal/history.   

 

 

 

 

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[1] “The Erie Canal Turns 200 in 2025,” webpage, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (https://eriecanalway.org/bicentennial : accessed October 2025).

[2] “Erie Canal 1840,” Wikimedia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erie-canal_1840_map.jpg).

[3] “Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,” article, Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/baltimore-ohio-railroad : accessed October 2025). The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was chartered in 1827.