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Why the US’ first ‘superhighway’ Erie Canal was derided as ‘madness’ before it changed America forever

Why the US’ first ‘superhighway’ Erie Canal was derided as ‘madness’ before it changed America forever

While America’s canal boom brought prosperity, the wealth came at a cost to many communities

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