[DOC] [TLE] 1825 Erie Canal Opened - History Central [PAR] The Erie Canal was officially opened on October 25, 1825. ... Hawley managed to 
convince Dewitt Clinton, the governor of New York, to became the ... In 1817, 
Clinton convinced the New York State Legislature to appropriate $17 million to 
build the Erie Canal. ... The Erie Canal lived up to the dreams of its promoters. [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal History - Erie Canal Cruises [PAR] The Erie not only made New York the Empire State and New York City the 
world's ... The dream of opening up the interior of our country, by building a canal, 
had ... city could only become a major economic force by the building of the Erie 
Canal. ... When completed on October 26, 1825, DeWitt Clinton (by then 
Governor of... [DOC] [TLE] Building the Empire State: Political Economy in the Early Republic ... [PAR] Building the Empire State: Political Economy in the Early Republic ... To the 
sound of pealing bells, Major General Henry Knox and a retinue of ... From 
Buffalo, New York, Governor DeWitt Clinton boarded a slender and crowded 
packet boat ... When the 1825 opening of the Erie Canal brought the water of 
Lake Erie to New... [DOC] [TLE] The Delaware-Hudson and Erie Canals By - The Hudson River ... [PAR] The Delaware-Hudson canal was started in 1825 and opened for navigation in 
October of. 1828. The canal ... Adjoining the Erie Canal in the State of New. York" 
by ..... The main promoter of the canal was still New York's Governor DeWitt. 
Clinton but ... New York Governor DeWitt Clinton gave Hawley the credit of the. 
Canal... [DOC] [TLE] Whitford - History of the Canal System of New York ... - The Erie Canal [PAR] The prosperity which had followed the opening of the Erie, section by section, ... 
In the western section of the state, in the valley of the Genesee river, was an ... 
important sections of New York State and the valleys of the Ohio, Mississippi, 
Missouri. ... as the result of a message of Governor De Witt Clinton in February, 
1825,... [DOC] [TLE] DeWitt Clinton | American politician | Britannica.com [PAR] DeWitt Clinton was the nephew of Governor George Clinton... ... After much 
persuasion, the legislature agreed to finance the canal as a state project (April 
1816) ... With the opening of the Erie Canal on Oct. 25, 1825, Clinton assured the 
19th-century development of New York City as the major port of trade with the 
Midwest. [DOC] [TLE] Dewitt Clinton - Freepages - Ancestry.com [PAR] Jun 30, 2002 ... Clinton, De Witt, statesman, born in Little Britain, New Windsor, Orange ... While 
in the state senate, Clinton worked to secure the public ... This office was then 
very important, the mayor of the City being also ... In October 1825, the Erie canal 
was opened with great ceremony, and Governor Clinton was... [DOC] [TLE] 2. National Significance - Alliance of National Heritage Areas [PAR] and one of the most important works of civil engineering and construction in ... De 
Witt Clinton was the Erie Canal's most persistent and effective promoter. ... New 
York State Legislature passes an act for establishing and opening lock .... 1825. 
Erie Canal completed  363 miles long, 83 locks. Governor Clinton rides the... [DOC] [TLE] Grandiloquent occasion: The opening of the Erie Canal [PAR] On November 4, 1825, daybreak over New York ... The occasion was the grand 
opening of the Erie Canal ... canal promoter cited the chief reasons for 
enthusiasm: ... such a personal triumph as DeWitt Clinton. ... Governor of New 
York state, he became the leader ... moved down the main street of Buffalo to "the 
head of. [DOC] [TLE] Rational Exultation : The Erie Canal Celebration - American ... [PAR] stabilize the northern boundary of the United States and finally ... opening ofthe 
Erie Canal in 1825; and the jubilee of Indepen- dence .... labors of politician-
promoters like De W itt Clinton had gained ... of universal jubilation, nor was the 
governor denied his full

Question: A major promoter of the Erie Canal, De Witt Clinton was governor of this state in 1825 when it was opened
Answer: New York