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''[[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]] [[Champlain_Canal|Champlain Canal]]''<br><br>[[Image:Champlain map.png|right|400px|Champlain map.png]] | ''[[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]] [[Champlain_Canal|Champlain Canal]]''<br> | ||
[[Image:Erie_Canal_Lock_32.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br>[[Image:Champlain map.png|right|400px|Champlain map.png]] | |||
In 1823 the 60-mile (97 km) '''Champlain Canal''' in [[New York Genealogy|New York State]] connected [[Lake Champlain]] to the [[Hudson River]] and thus [[New York City, New York|New York City]], as well as to the [[Erie Canal|Erie Canal]] and rural upstate [[New York Genealogy|New York]]. In 1843 Lake Champlain was also connected by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambly_Canal Chambly Canal] in [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]], [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] to the [[Saint Lawrence River]] and thence to the North Atlantic Ocean. As canals developed in America settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the canals provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a canal, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting waterway.<ref name="Erie">"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal Erie Canal]" in ''Wikipedia: Teh Free Encyolpedia'' (accessed 15 April 2011)</ref> | In 1823 the 60-mile (97 km) '''Champlain Canal''' in [[New York Genealogy|New York State]] connected [[Lake Champlain]] to the [[Hudson River]] and thus [[New York City, New York|New York City]], as well as to the [[Erie Canal|Erie Canal]] and rural upstate [[New York Genealogy|New York]]. In 1843 Lake Champlain was also connected by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambly_Canal Chambly Canal] in [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]], [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] to the [[Saint Lawrence River]] and thence to the North Atlantic Ocean. As canals developed in America settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the canals provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a canal, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting waterway.<ref name="Erie">"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal Erie Canal]" in ''Wikipedia: Teh Free Encyolpedia'' (accessed 15 April 2011)</ref> | ||
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=== Canal Route === | === Canal Route === | ||
The Champlain Canal connects the the Hudson River (and New York City) and the Erie Canal (and Buffalo) with [[Lake Champlain]]. It starts in the Hudson River Valley at Troy (some say Albany), New York and reaches north from Waterford toward Whitehall, New York on Lake Champlain. Some of the communities on the Champlain Canal from north to south include: [[Image:Erie Canal.jpg|thumb|right|575px]] | The Champlain Canal connects the the Hudson River (and New York City) and the Erie Canal (and Buffalo) with [[Lake Champlain]]. It starts in the Hudson River Valley at Troy (some say Albany), New York and reaches north from Waterford toward Whitehall, New York on Lake Champlain. Some of the communities on the Champlain Canal from north to south include: [[Image:Erie Canal.jpg|thumb|right|575px|Erie Canal.jpg]] | ||
*Whitehall, [[Washington County, New York Genealogy|Washington]] County | *Whitehall, [[Washington County, New York Genealogy|Washington]] County | ||
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[[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] [[Category:US_Migration_Canals]] [[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:New_York]] [[Category:Vermont]] [[Category:Ohio]] [[Category:Quebec]] | [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] [[Category:US_Migration_Canals]] [[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:New_York]] [[Category:Vermont]] [[Category:Ohio]] [[Category:Quebec]] | ||