That chief engineer of this structure built off of the Mohawk River was Benjamin Wright.
One company that attempted to create this structure was led by Philip Schuyler and named for the Western Inland. The chief engineer of this structure worked with a group of self-taught workers. That chief engineer of this structure built off of the Mohawk River was Benjamin Wright. This structure was nicknamed (*) "Clinton's Big Ditch" after the man who promoted its construction, New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. For 10 points, name this canal completed in 1825 that connects the Hudson River to a namesake Great Lake.
One company that attempted to create this structure was led by Philip Schuyler and named for the Western Inland.
Erie Canal