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My first movie was this independent that I did on the Erie Canal in 1995, called Erie, that I don't know if you could even get, actually with Felicity Huffman. And then from that I did this film that was eventually called The Broken Giant later that fall. And then I kind of started getting into doing pilots.
Will Arnett

Meaning of "Erie Canal" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES ERIE CANAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Erie Canal

Erie Canal

The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that originally ran about 363 miles (584 km) from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie. It was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and a total elevation differential of about 565 feet (172 m). It helped New York eclipse Philadelphia as the largest city and port on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. First proposed in 1807, its construction began in 1817. It opened on October 26, 1825. In a time when bulk goods were limited to pack animals (an eighth-ton maximum), and there were no steamships or railways, water was the most cost-effective way to ship bulk goods. The canal was the first transportation system between the eastern seaboard (New York City) and the western interior (Great Lakes) of the United States that did not require portage. It was faster than carts pulled by draft animals, and cut transport costs by about 95%. The canal fostered a population surge in western New York State, opened regions farther west to settlement, and helped New York City become the chief US port.

Definition of Erie Canal in the English dictionary

The definition of Erie Canal in the dictionary is a canal in New York State between Albany and Buffalo, linking the Hudson River with Lake Erie. Length: 579 km.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ERIE CANAL

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伊利运河
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Erie Canal
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Erie Canal
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Translator English - Hindi

एरी नहर
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قناة إيري
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Translator English - Russian

канал Эри
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Erie Canal
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Translator English - Bengali

ইরি খাল
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Erie Canal
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Terusan Erie
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Erie-Kanal
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エリー運河
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이리 운하 (Erie Canal)
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Terusan Erie
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Erie Canal
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ஈரி கால்வாய்
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एरी कालवा
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Erie Canal
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Erie Canal
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Erie Canal
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Канал Ері
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Erie Canal
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Erie Canal
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Erie Canal
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Erie Canal
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Erie Canal
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Will Arnett
My first movie was this independent that I did on the Erie Canal in 1995, called Erie, that I don't know if you could even get, actually with Felicity Huffman. And then from that I did this film that was eventually called The Broken Giant later that fall. And then I kind of started getting into doing pilots.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERIE CANAL»

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Erie Water West: A History of the Erie Canal, 1792-1854
In this comprehensive history, Ronald E. Shaw portrays the development of the canal as viewed by its contemporaries, who rightly saw it as an engineering marvel and an achievement of great economic and social significance not only for New ...
Ronald E. Shaw, 1990
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The Erie Canal: A Primary Source History of the Canal That ...
Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount how construction of the Erie Canal changed America by vastly improving the movement of goods to settlers in the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.
Janey Levy, 2003
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The Erie Canal
The story of the Erie Canal, which connected Albany, New York, to Buffalo, New York, and was completed in 1825.
Martha E. Kendall, 2008
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Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a ...
Best-selling author Peter Bernstein presents the story of the canal's construction against the larger tableau of America in the first quarter-century of the 1800s.
Peter L. Bernstein, 2010
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The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of ...
Winner of Best Manuscript Award from the New York State Historical Association Artificial River reveals the human dimension of the story of the Erie Canal.
Carol Sheriff, 1997
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Erie Canal
Erie Canal takes you on a ride through the heyday of the old Erie Canal.
Martin Morganstein, Erie Canal Museum, Joan H. Cregg, 2001
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Low Bridge!: Folklore and the Erie Canal
Photographs, drawings, and folk songs accompany stories depicting the proud pioneers and colorful characters who built and used the canal.
Lionel D. Wyld, 1962
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The Erie Canal
An illustrated version of the folk song describes the journey from Albany to Buffalo on the Erie Canal in the 1850s. Includes musical notation.
‎1999
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The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal
Provides an illustrated chronicle of the early nineteenth-century construction of the Erie Canal, a link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes that became crucial to America's development.
Cheryl Harness, 2009
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Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was famous tor immigrant and passenger travel. However, this part of the history was only to last from 1825 until about 1850. By the early 1850s, the railroads gained the ability to ship across state during the canal season.
Andrew P. Kitzmann, Erie Canal Museum, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERIE CANAL»

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Public ideas sought on future plan for New York canal system
An open house on the future of the historic Erie Canal system is scheduled Thursday evening at the Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor Visitor ... «New Jersey Herald, Jul 15»
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Floating concert tour begins this weekend
A fascination for the Erie Canal and a love of music have prompted a Batavia couple to develop a series of concerts in canal towns from ... «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»
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Unique public park headed to Pittsford
The Pittsford Erie Canal Park and Preserve isn't about municipal buildings or residential development. The proposed project is all about taking ... «WROC-TV, Jul 15»
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Canal Trail opens new 2.5-mile section
“The completion of these two sections of the Canalway Trail, which are part of Rome's recreational trail system along the Erie Canal and ... «Rome Sentinel, Jul 15»
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New Section of Erie Canal Trail Opens in Rome
It's a 360-mile span from Albany to Buffalo, and every year hundreds of people make that trip, hiking or biking along the Erie Canalway Trail. «TWC News, Jul 15»
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Canal Corp. wants your input on new plan
Construction of the original Erie Canal began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. Stretching over 524 miles, the waterways link the Hudson ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Medina celebrating culvert sign, canal basin signs coming
A panel along the Erie Canal towpath ensures cyclists and boaters don't miss out on seeing the Culvert Road pass under the canal. «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»
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Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. announces schedule for …
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. today announced its schedule for Canalside and the Outer Harbor's Independence Day celebrations, ... «Niagara Frontier Publications, Jul 15»
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Motorized boats banned from Erie Canal in Onondaga County
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Motorized boats have been banned from the Erie Canal throughout Onondaga County Wednesday, officials said. «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
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Despite high water, canal conditions remain safe
Boaters whose voyage on the Erie Canal has been halted by high water from heavy rains are being given an opportunity to resume their trip. «Rome Sentinel, Jul 15»

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