Erie Canal System

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:canal
gptkbp:community_impact gptkb:cultural_exchange
gptkb:migration_patterns
gptkb:urban_development
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Lake_Erie
gptkb:Hudson_River
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:New_York_State
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:art
gptkb:literature
gptkb:music
gptkbp:economic_impact stimulated local economies
increased trade volume
lowered shipping costs
gptkbp:environmental_impact gptkb:invasive_species
water quality issues
ecosystem changes
gptkbp:events gptkb:Erie_Canalway_National_Heritage_Corridor
Canal Days
Canal Festival
gptkbp:features locks
tunnels
aqueducts
gptkbp:funding private donations
federal grants
state budget
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:New_York_State_Canal_Corporation
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:economic_development
westward expansion
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Erie_Canal_Museum
gptkb:Waterford_Historical_Museum
gptkb:Lockport_Locks
Old Erie Canal State Park
Syracuse's Erie Canal Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Erie Canal System
gptkbp:importance gptkb:transportation
gptkb:trade
gptkbp:influenced transportation networks
American infrastructure
gptkbp:length 363 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:maintenance ongoing
gptkbp:notable_figures Governor Dewitt Clinton
contractor John A. Roebling
engineer Benjamin Wright
engineer James Geddes
historian John H. Lienhard
gptkbp:opened 1825
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:New_York_State_Canal_System
gptkbp:renovated 1903
gptkbp:tourism popular destination
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:canal
artificial waterway
navigable canal
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:recreation
shipping
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oswego_Canal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6