It was derided by its critics  as "DeWitt Clinton's big (*) ditch," but this structure's completion in 1825 helped make  New York City the largest port in the United States.
Gouverneur Morris was an early proponent of this structure that cut through   Montezuma Marsh on its path through the Mohawk Valley. It was derided by its critics  as "DeWitt Clinton's big (*) ditch," but this structure's completion in 1825 helped make  New York City the largest port in the United States. The Hudson River was connected to  Buffalo by, for 10 points, what canal that ends at a namesake Great Lake?
Gouverneur Morris was an early proponent of this structure that cut through   Montezuma Marsh on its path through the Mohawk Valley.
Erie Canal