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Dec 2024
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Erie Canal – The Waterway That Built Ame...

Benjamin Boster & Glassbox Media
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The Erie Canal: the 19th-century shortcut that turned New York into an economic powerhouse—one slow-moving barge at a time. Learn how this historic waterway connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, revolutionized trade, and now serves as a peaceful, meandering history lesson perfect for lulling you to sleep.


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