Guided Tour: How a Canal Built the Empire: The Port of New York and the Erie Canal

Explore the remarkable story of how the Erie Canal transformed New York's economy and identity. This guided tour of the South Street Seaport gallery with museum educator Tyler Warman examines how the canal's completion in 1825 connected the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes, establishing the Port of New York as a global commercial hub and shaping the rise of the "Empire State."
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