About this episode
This weekend marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal on October 25, 1825. The canal had a major impact on the economic and maritime power of New York City and State, and opened up global trade to the midwestern United States. Mark Ferrara , professor at SUNY Oneonta and author of the book, The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal , tells us more about the history of the Erie Canal and its legacy in New York.