The Erie Canal, a significant waterway in the United States linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, was successfully completed and inaugurated on this day (26-oct) in 1825...
The Erie Canal connects the Hudson River in Albany, capital city of New York State, to Lake Erie in Buffalo, a city in western New York... Spanning approximately 363 miles, this canal played a crucial role in facilitating trade and transportation between the eastern and western parts of United States in the 19th century...
This engineering marvel was commemorated with a 5-cent postage stamp by the US Postal Administration in 1967 to mark its 150th anniversary...
This stamp can be collected under the themes:
(a) Anniversaries...
(b) Canals / Waterways...
(c) Ships...
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