This Day in History Entry #89
October 26th, 2010 by Wordsman
“Clinton’s Folly” they all called the ditch
The Mohawk just had too steep a pitch
The surveyors were new
But they somehow pulled through
And they made the surrounding lands rich
Event: Erie Canal completed
Year: 1825
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal
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