Our editor, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social, examines "The Erie Canal at 200."
"Designing the Erie’s liquid route required amassing knowledge of local landscapes and ecological conditions."
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The Erie Canal at 200
Erie Canal’s 200th: engineering success, reshaped settlement, boosted trade, harmed Indigenous lands and ecosystems, linked U.S.–Canada waterways, now mostly recreational.