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The Erie Canal contributed to the wealth and importance of New York City, Buffalo, and New York State. It increased trade throughout the nation by opening eastern and overseas markets to Midwestern farm products and enabling migration to the West. New ethnic Irish communities formed in towns along the canal, as Irish immigrants were a large portion of labor force involved in its construction[1].[2]{{FHL181733|title-disp=Family History | The Erie Canal contributed to the wealth and importance of New York City, Buffalo, and New York State. It increased trade throughout the nation by opening eastern and overseas markets to Midwestern farm products and enabling migration to the West. New ethnic Irish communities formed in towns along the canal, as Irish immigrants were a large portion of labor force involved in its construction[1].[2]{{FHL181733|title-disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | ||
[edit] Canal Route''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[US Migration Canals|Canals]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[New York Genealogy|New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Erie_Canal|Erie Canal]]'' | [edit] Canal Route''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[US Migration Canals|Canals]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[New York Genealogy|New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Erie_Canal|Erie Canal]]'' | ||
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*1825 Onondago Ridge finishing the entire canal. | *1825 Onondago Ridge finishing the entire canal. | ||
The Erie Canal contributed to the wealth and importance of New York City, Buffalo, and New York State. It increased trade throughout the nation by opening eastern and overseas markets to Midwestern farm products and enabling migration to the West. New ethnic Irish communities formed in towns along the canal, as Irish immigrants were a large portion of labor force involved in its construction<ref name="Erie">Wikipedia Contributors, "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Canal Eric Canal]" in "Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia" (accessed 15 April 2011).</ref>.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Erie Canal" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal (accessed 24 June 2009).</ref>{{[http://www.eriecanal.org/ FHL181733|title-disp=Family History | The Erie Canal contributed to the wealth and importance of New York City, Buffalo, and New York State. It increased trade throughout the nation by opening eastern and overseas markets to Midwestern farm products and enabling migration to the West. New ethnic Irish communities formed in towns along the canal, as Irish immigrants were a large portion of labor force involved in its construction<ref name="Erie">Wikipedia Contributors, "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Canal Eric Canal]" in "Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia" (accessed 15 April 2011).</ref>.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Erie Canal" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal (accessed 24 June 2009).</ref>{{[http://www.eriecanal.org/ FHL181733|title-disp=Family History Library Catalog]}} | ||
=== Canal Route === | === Canal Route === | ||