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Creating the Erie Canal.

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Format:
Video
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jr., Benjamin F. Wright,.
Early National Era (1790-1828).
Labor contracts.
Immigrant populations.
Economic development.
Industrialization.
Transportation.
Civil engineering.
New York, NY.
Local Subjects:
Jr., Benjamin F. Wright,.
Early National Era (1790-1828).
Labor contracts.
Immigrant populations.
Economic development.
Industrialization.
Transportation.
Civil engineering.
New York, NY.
Genre:
Documentary
Physical Description:
1 online resource (57 minutes)
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Third Wave Films, 2025.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
How the world’s longest hand-dug canal was designed and built by upstate New York pioneers and immigrants.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed May 11, 2026).

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