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''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] >  [[US Migration Canals|Canals ]] >  [[Champlain_Canal|Champlain Canal]]'' [[Image:Champlain map.png|thumb|right|500px|The Champlain Canal links south Lake Champlain to the Hudson River and Erie Canal.]]  

In 1823 the 60-mile (97 km) Champlain Canal in [[Portal:New York|New York State]] connected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River 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]]. In 1843 Lake Champlain was also connected by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambly_Canal Chambly Canal] in [[Portal:Quebec|Quebec]], [[Canada|Canada]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River 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.  

The Champlain Canal connects the the Hudson River (and New York City) and the Erie Canal (and Buffalo) with Lake Champlain. It start in the Hudson River Valley at Troy, 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|Map of New York's Champlain Canal and Erie Canal. To enlarge: click the map slowly three times.]]