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Some of the most significant canals to American settlers were: | Some of the most significant canals to American settlers were: | ||
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|+ '''Chronological List of United States Canals Used by Settlers''' | |+ '''Chronological List of United States Canals Used by Settlers''' | ||
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| '''Destination''' | | '''Destination''' | ||
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| Erie Canal<br> | | Champlain Canal | ||
| 1818/1823 | |||
| Hudson River (Troy, New York) | |||
| Lake Champlain (Whitehall, New York) | |||
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| Erie Canal<br> | |||
| 1825/1832 | | 1825/1832 | ||
| Albany, New York | | Hudson River (Albany, New York)<br> | ||
| Buffalo, New York | | Lake Erie (Buffalo, New York )<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Ohio and Erie Canal | | Ohio and Erie Canal | ||
| 1828/1832 | | 1828/1832 | ||
| Cleveland, Ohio | | Lake Erie (Cleveland, Ohio)<br> | ||
| Portsmouth, Ohio | | Ohio River (Portsmouth, Ohio)<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal<br> | | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal<br> | ||
| 1836 | | 1836 | ||
| Georgetown, D.C. | | Georgetown, D.C. | ||
| Cumberland, Maryland | | Cumberland, Maryland | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Illinois and Michigan Canal | | Illinois and Michigan Canal | ||
| 1848 | | 1848 | ||
| Chicago, Illinois | | Lake Michigan (Chicago, Illinois) | ||
| Peru, Illinois | | Illinois River (Peru, Illinois) | ||
|} | |} | ||