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Broadly correct, though I think you mean the Berkshires, not the Adirondacks. Albany -> Rochester is not mountainous, which is why the erie canal went that rout
by afarrell 9y ago
Broadly correct, though I think you mean the Berkshires, not the Adirondacks. Albany -> Rochester is not mountainous, which is why the erie canal went that route.
- dredmorbius 9y agoSpecifically, the Mohawk Valley. Still 600+ locks, but tenable in 1825. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_Valley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_Valley