Scenarios about 'Erie Canal'
The Erie Canal was a 363-mile waterway connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie, completed in 1825, that transformed transportation and commerce in early America. This engineering marvel reduced travel time and costs between the Eastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes region, facilitating westward expansion and turning New York City into America's preeminent commercial center. In alternate histories, different canal routes, construction timelines, or technological implementations could significantly alter the economic and political development of North America.
What If Buffalo's Economy Didn't Decline with the Erie Canal?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Buffalo, New York maintained its economic prominence as a Great Lakes shipping hub, potentially becoming one of America's largest and most influential cities.