Erie Canal

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canal historic site man-made waterway

The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Erie Canal canonical	66
Enlarged Erie Canal	1
Erie Canal (as part of the New York State Canal System)	1
Erie Canal (nearby terminus in Buffalo)	1
Erie Canal Flight of Five locks	1
Erie Canal Lock E10	1
Erie Canal Lock E11	1
Erie Canal Lock E12	1
Erie Canal Lock E13	1
Erie Canal Lock E14	1
Erie Canal Lock E2	1
Erie Canal Lock E3	1
Erie Canal Lock E4	1
Erie Canal Lock E5	1
Erie Canal Lock E6	1
Erie Canal Lock E7	1
Erie Canal Lock E8	1
Erie Canal Lock E9	1
Erie Canal locks	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal ⓘ historic site ⓘ man-made waterway ⓘ
builtBy	New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York
connects	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Great Lakes ⓘ Hudson River ⓘ Lake Erie ⓘ
constructionMethod	largely hand-dug ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1817 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
elevationChange	over 500 feet between Hudson River and Lake Erie ⓘ
endPoint	Buffalo ⓘ surface form: Buffalo, New York
governorDuringConstruction	DeWitt Clinton ⓘ
hasLockCount	83 (original) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ surface form: National Historic Landmark (segments and structures)
historicalEra	Early 19th century United States ⓘ
influenced	decline of overland wagon transport ⓘ growth of canal towns ⓘ settlement patterns in upstate New York ⓘ
length	about 363 miles ⓘ about 584 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	New York ⓘ surface form: New York State Northeastern United States ⓘ
modernSuccessor	New York State Canal System ⓘ surface form: New York State Barge Canal New York State Canal System ⓘ
nickname	Clinton's Ditch ⓘ
notableFeature	series of locks to overcome elevation changes ⓘ
opened	1825 ⓘ
originalDepth	about 4 feet ⓘ
originalWidth	about 40 feet ⓘ
owner	New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York
passesThrough	Lockport, New York ⓘ Rochester ⓘ surface form: Rochester, New York Schenectady, New York ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ surface form: Syracuse, New York Utica, New York ⓘ
primaryPurpose	commercial transportation ⓘ facilitating trade ⓘ linking interior U.S. to seaports ⓘ
significance	accelerated economic development of the Midwest ⓘ boosted New York City as a major port ⓘ influenced U.S. internal improvements policy ⓘ reduced transportation costs ⓘ stimulated westward expansion ⓘ
startPoint	Albany ⓘ surface form: Albany, New York
status	still in use (modernized form) ⓘ
waterwayType	inland waterway ⓘ

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: Erie Canal
Description of subject: The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.

Referenced by (84)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hudson River → connectedTo → Erie Canal ⓘ

Champlain Canal → connectedWith → Erie Canal ⓘ

Mohawk River → connectedVia → Erie Canal ⓘ

Mohawk River → crossedBy → Erie Canal ⓘ

Mohawk River → parallelTo → Erie Canal ⓘ