Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Erie Canal, seen here in Pittsford, N.Y., opened up western regions to trade, immigration and social change. Andre ...
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...
A new Ohio trail featuring over 150 sites highlights the state's historic waterways. The Lake Erie to Ohio River Trail showcases sites like Lake Erie lighthouses, Ohio & Erie Canal locks, museums, ...
While America's canal boom brought prosperity, this wealth came at a cost to many Indigenous communities —a cost that is only slowly being acknowledged. The Haudenosaunee, often known by the name ...
(The Conversation) — Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American frontier. (The Conversation) — Two hundred years ago, on ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew Smith, Miami University (THE CONVERSATION) Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, ...