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Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever

  • Written by Christine Keiner, Chair, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Rochester Institute of Technology
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment foreverA scene on the Erie Canal painted in 1842, two decades after the canal opened.Bettmann/Getty Images

If you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and trail that pass through charming towns and forests, a place where hikers, cyclists, kayakers, bird-watchers and other visitors seek to enjoy nature and escape the pressures...

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