Built between 1817 & 1825, it was 363 miles long 40 feet wide on top & 4 feet deep
[DOC] [TLE] On the Water - Inland Waterways, 1820-1940: River Towns, River ... [PAR] Built between 1817 and 1825 to link Lake Erie to the Hudson River and New 
York City, ... goods and people from across New York State and from the far 
reaches of the Great Lakes.