[DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal - Wikipedia [PAR] The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the east-west, cross-state 
route of the New ... Originally, it ran about 363 miles (584 km) from Albany, on the 
Hudson River, .... The canal was built using some of the most advanced 
engineering .... Clinton then ceremonially poured Lake Erie water into New York 
Harbor to... [DOC] [TLE] Canal History - New York State Canals [PAR] The New York State Canal System is not only rich in history, but also culture. ... 
the State of New York took on the task of carving 363 miles of canal through the ... 
a route for the Canal which would connect the Hudson River to the Great Lakes. 
... to New York City, he emptied two casks of water from Lake Erie into the Atlantic
... [DOC] [TLE] The Story of the New York State Canals: Historical and Commerical ... [PAR] of the Barge Canal to the New York State Canal System and transferred ... The 
passage of a boat or boats through a lock. The .... Connecting rivers and lakes 
347.1 miles. .... of the Waters between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal travel guide - Wikitravel [PAR] The world-famous Erie Canal [1], in New York State, lets you experience history, 
recreation ... St. Lawrence River and routing sea traffic through New York City. ... 
Falls, connecting the upper Great Lakes to the Atlantic without a single portage. ... 
New York State Barge Canal made use of waterways like the Mohawk River and
... [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal | canal, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] Historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New 
York ... by the state of New York and given the rights to improve navigation on 
rivers and ... Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, and plans for a new canal were 
debated. .... State Barge Canal (later the New York State Canal System), it 
connected the... [DOC] [TLE] Shaw - New York's Canal System - The Erie Canal [PAR] great part oi the distance between the Lake .... (President of the New York State 
Waterways Association) ... distance from New York to Lake Erie via ... and with 
the Hudson River and the Atlantic ... canals of the barge type connecting many. [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Built by the State of New York between 1817 and 1825, and then enlarged 
between 1836 and 1862, the canal linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic 
seaboard. ... the one through which the Mohawk River flowed easterly from 
central New York to ... twentieth century to become part of the New York State 
Barge Canal System,... [DOC] [TLE] The Economic History of the Erie Canal The Erie Canal, or the Great ... [PAR] Before the Erie Canal was built New York City was not the premier port of the ... 
These two were linked through the agency of the city of Chicago. ... The initial 
thinking was to link the Great Lakes System to the Hudson River by way of a 
canal connecting ... New York State Legislature in 1808 appropriated funds for a 
survey of... [DOC] [TLE] A Water Route to National Unity and World Trade - Erie Canalway ... [PAR] River. St. La w re nc e. Riv er. Lake Erie. Erie Canal. New York. City ... the first all-
water link between the Atlantic seaboard and. Great Lakes. New ... 40 feet wide, 
the Erie Canal cut through fields, forests, ... system of connecting waterways 
fulfilled DeWitt Clinton's ... 1905 to 1918 New York State built the Barge Canal 
system,. [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal [PAR] The Erie Canal (currently part of the New York State Canal System) is a ... runs 
from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic 
Ocean. ... Cadwallader Colden first proposed using the Mohawk River valley in 
1724. .... In 1905, construction of the New York State Barge Canal began, which 
was... [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal  Travel guide at Wikivoyage [PAR]

Question: The New York state barge canal system connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic via this river
Answer: Hudson River