The Erie Canal is a canal in New York and connects the Great Lakes with New York. Railroads and canal benefit shipping goods because it is faster instead of going by wagon or horse
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On two levels, then, Washington Irving profoundly influenced the American Christmas. His melding of jolly St. Nick and an English commemoration of old into a wintry celebration of nostalgia attests to the rich cultural legacy bequeathed to us by this native New Yorker..
His leadership was an example of Monarchy
