[DOC] [TLE] The Erie Canal [PAR] An engineering marvel when it was built, some called it the Eighth Wonder of ... 
Finally, on July 4, 1817, ground was broken for the construction of the canal. In 
those early days, it was often sarcastically referred to as "Clinton's Big Ditch". ... 
that preserves the remains of the historic Enlarged Erie Canal from DeWitt to 
Rome. [DOC] [TLE] The Erie Canal and De Witt Clinton [PAR] De Witt Clinton, mayor of New York City, ... supported memorandum to the 
legislature demanding that a canal be built; eventually, it bore ... his plans; as he 
was running for state governor at the time, he could not forestall the canal any 
further. ... On July 4, 1817, ground was broken at Utica, New York and 
construction began... [DOC] [TLE] Canal History - New York State Canals [PAR] Begun in 1817 and opened in its entirety 1825, the Erie Canal is considered the 
... and his fellow Canal proponents continued to work to build support for the 
waterway. ... Construction would begin on July 4th, in Rome, NY and would take 
eight years. ... In 1825, Governor Dewitt Clinton officially opened the Erie Canal 
as he... [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal - Tripod [PAR] Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the United States. ... 
who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plans through was De Witt Clinton. ... 
governor in 1817, and shortly afterward, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the... [DOC] [TLE] TIME LINE OF THE ERIE CANAL 1786 Governor George Clinton ... [PAR] waterway to link the east with western lands to provide men and supplies in time 
of war and to increase ... Dewitt Clinton served as Governor of the State of New 
York. 1817. In Rome on July 4, 1817, ground was broken for the start of the Erie 
Canal. It was to be 40 feet wide ... Double locks were built to speed up traffic. 
1863. [DOC] [TLE] The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the ... [PAR] ... De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it "
Clinton's Ditch ()". ... De Witt Clinton. ... He and Governor Morris went to 
Washington in 1812 to ... York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4,1817, 
broke ground [DOC] [TLE] Context  Elevating Erie [PAR] Finally, on July 4, 1817, Governor Dewitt Clinton broke ground for the ... A 10-foot 
wide towpath was built along the bank of the canal for the horses and mules ... 
boat construction eliminated the need for a waterway as protected as the Old Erie
. [DOC] [TLE] 8th Grade Social Studies - The History of Canals [PAR] Washington's dream came true to build a canal to improve our waterways. .... On 
July 4, 1817, Governor Dewitt Clinton broke ground for the construction of the... [DOC] [TLE] `If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal . . . ' | Deseret News [PAR] Aug 31, 1997 ... Sites along the early 19th century waterway, a lifeline for commerce frayed ... 
Points of interest include the Erie Canal Village in Rome, where Gov. DeWitt 
Clinton broke ground for the canal on July 4, 1817; the Erie Canal ... The Erie 
Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse is in the 1850 Weighlock Building,... [DOC] [TLE] The Original Big Dig  Beekman1802.com [PAR] Native Americans used the waterways of the Northeast for travel and trade long 
before ... Construction began on July 4th, 1817. ... To celebrate the 
accomplishment, Governor Clinton and other officials made the trip on the ... NY, 
where ground was first broken in 1817, to the Butternut Creek Aqueduct in Dewitt 
to the west. [DOC] [TLE] The Delaware-Hudson and Erie Canals By - The Hudson River ... [PAR] The canal was built by over two-thousand five hundred unskilled workers using 
the same ..... Clinton also thought New York was a prime location because of its 
many waterways and the Mohawk ... Ground broke on July 4, 1817 in Rome, New 
York. ... New York Governor

Question: Governor De Witt Clinton broke ground for the building of this waterway July 4, 1817
Answer: the Erie Canal