Erie Canal and Eastern Inland Waterways Expansion (1817–1862)

1. New York authorizes Erie Canal construction

   Apr 15, 1817Labels: New York, Canal Commissioners

   • NYS Canals
   • Britannica

2. Groundbreaking at Rome begins Erie Canal work

   Jul 4, 1817Labels: Rome NY, Groundbreaking

   • History com
   • ErieCanal org

3. First Erie Canal segment opens Rome–Utica

   Oct 1, 1819Labels: Rome Utica, Navigation

   • ErieCanal org
   • Whitford 1906

4. Middle section completed Utica–Salina (Syracuse)

   Jan 1, 1820Labels: Utica Salina, Syracuse

   • Erie Canal Wiki

5. Eastern Erie Canal section opens to Albany

   Sep 10, 1823Labels: Albany, Eastern Section

   • Erie Canal Wiki
   • Whitford 1906

6. Champlain Canal officially opens Hudson–Lake Champlain

   Sep 10, 1823Labels: Champlain Canal, Lake Champlain

   • Britannica
   • Champlain Wiki

7. Erie Canal officially completed; “Wedding of the Waters”

   Oct 26, 1825Labels: Erie Canal, DeWitt Clinton

   • ErieCanal org
   • NYS Archives

8. Oswego Canal completed, linking Erie to Lake Ontario

   Jan 1, 1828Labels: Oswego Canal, Lake Ontario

   • Oswego Wiki
   • Pomeroy

9. Cayuga–Seneca Canal put into use via Erie connection

   Jan 1, 1828Labels: Cayuga Seneca, Finger Lakes

   • C S Canal

10. Delaware & Hudson Canal opens to navigation

    Oct 1, 1828Labels: Delaware &, Coal Corridor

    • NPS
    • D H Canal

11. New York approves first Erie Canal enlargement

    Jan 1, 1835Labels: Erie Enlargement, New York

    • Union College
    • Whitford 1906

12. Enlargement work begins; new dimensions adopted

    Jan 1, 1836Labels: Canal Board, Enlargement Specs

    • Whitford 1906
    • NY Heritage

13. New York’s “Stop Law” halts enlargement spending

    Jan 1, 1842Labels: Stop Law, New York

    • Whitford 1906
    • NY Heritage

14. Erie Canal enlargement work resumes statewide

    Jan 1, 1847Labels: Enlargement Resumption, Statewide Work

    • NY Heritage
    • Whitford 1906

15. New York declares the Enlarged Erie Canal complete

    Jan 1, 1862Labels: Enlarged Erie, Completion 1862

    • NY Heritage
    • Union College