[DOC] [TLE] DeWitt Clinton - Wikipedia [PAR] DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769  February 11, 1828) was an American politician 
and naturalist ... He served as Mayor from 1803 to 1807, 1808 to 1810, and 1811 
to 1815. ... Fearing that he might not get his money, the creditor obtained a 
judgment that resulted in a public sale of most of the Clinton family possessions. [DOC] [TLE] Clinton's Ditch - American Studies @ The University of Virginia [PAR] Perhaps the most fortunate accident in the life of DeWitt Clinton was the ... 
opponents of the derogatorily intended title "Clinton's Ditch" to the Erie Canal 
prior to its completion. ... and lack of funding and engineering experience led the 
companies to fail. .... While some went to Washington to argue for the federal 
government's... [DOC] [TLE] The Erie Canal and De Witt Clinton [PAR] The project was considered impossible by many who cited lack of funds, 
untrained ... did not have adequate state funding at the time, decided to go ahead 
with his plans; ... Often known as "Clinton's Ditch" and "Clinton's Folly", the canal 
and it... [DOC] [TLE] Page 1 Page 2 Gail 0. Mellow, President, Lo Grrorfiia Community ... [PAR] Cover: Photo, Keg from which Governor DeWitt Clinton poured water from .... 
1811: Workers begin building the Erie Canal. 1811-1825: ... They tried to get the 
Federal government to help pay for it. President ... once the canal started earning 
money In New York City, ... Workers would have to dig a ditch that was 563 miles. [DOC] [TLE] Traveling the Erie Canal, 1836 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] but Dewitt Clinton, then Mayor of New York City, championed the concept. ... 
legislation funding the construction of the canal - Clinton's "Big Ditch" (also ... It 
reduced the travel time from the Hudson River to the Great Lakes by one half and 
... The first Night I tried an upper berth, but the air was so foul that I found myself 
sick... [DOC] [TLE] Historical Research: The Canal Builder - ThinkAdvisor [PAR] Dec 1, 2009 ... How DeWitt Clinton's Erie Canal changed the financial landscape. ... Clinton 
went up against Burr supporter John Swartwout and irritably shot him in the ... the 
skeptics who called it "Clinton's folly" or "Clinton's ditch. ... Buy Canal Bonds ... 
constructed Washington, D.C. He was mayor of New York during the... [DOC] [TLE] The Erie Canal: The Ditch That Opened A Nation [PAR] In 1808, Thomas Jefferson agreed with Washington's thinking --- at least in theory
. ... Just prior to the War of 1812, DeWitt Clinton and Governor Morris meet with ... 
went broke, asked the critics of the Erie Canal, what chance had a ditch that 
would ... of money. Just to make sure the council would vote against the canal bill
,... [DOC] [TLE] De Witt Clinton, the Father of the Erie Canal - Heritage History [PAR] De Witt Clinton, to whose energy and enterprise our country owes this great 
achievement, ... For two of the years in which Clinton was Mayor, 1811-13, he 
was also ... The need of it grew more urgent as time went on, but the magnitude 
and ... "Clinton's big ditch "it was called in derision, and this title became a 
standing joke... [DOC] [TLE] How DeWitt Clinton's Erie Canal changed the financial landscape. [PAR] Jul 5, 2011 ... 1811. Clinton won election to. DeWitt Clinton FACTS of Native Americans. ... 
Clinton went up against Burr supporter John Swartwout ... Clinton's ditch. ... 
more modest plan for a canal in the Washington, D.C. area ...... Try this  what 
would it have cost me to travel from Los Angeles or London to stay in that... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about social studies - StudyStack [PAR] Started in 1811 ending in 1818 because of war. The Clermont ... Dewitt Clinton, 
New Yorks governor who persuaded state lawmakers to provide money for the 
Erie Canal.(clintons ditch) went from Lake Erie to the Hudson River. John C.

Question: In 1811 De Witt Clinton went to Washington to try to get funds for this "ditch"
Answer: the Erie Canal