Clinton's Ditch
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Clinton's Ditch is an early nickname for the Erie Canal, the 19th-century New York waterway championed by Governor DeWitt Clinton that dramatically boosted trade and westward expansion in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clinton's Ditch canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical name
ⓘ
nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Erie Canal ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
growth of trade in the United States
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | DeWitt Clinton ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Albany
ⓘ
surface form:
Albany, New York
Buffalo ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo, New York
|
| associatedWithProject | construction of the Erie Canal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes | costly public works project ⓘ |
| hasBroaderTerm |
nicknames of public works
ⓘ
political pejoratives in the United States ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
derisive nickname
ⓘ
political nickname ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| namedAfter | DeWitt Clinton ⓘ |
| politicalContext | New York state politics ⓘ |
| refersTo | Erie Canal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American transportation history
ⓘ
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes–Atlantic Ocean trade route
economic development of New York ⓘ internal improvements in the United States ⓘ |
| subjectOf | political opposition to Erie Canal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
critics of the Erie Canal project
ⓘ
opponents of DeWitt Clinton ⓘ |
| usedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canal ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.