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Born October 10, 1770 • Connecticut
Died August 24, 1842 (aged 71) • New York City • New York

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Erie Canal
Map showing the route of the Erie Canal across New York state, running from Buffalo on Lake Erie in the west through cities including Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and Albany, and ending at the Hudson River near Troy and Cohoes. The map also highlights nearby lakes, connecting canals, and major waterways in the region.
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Old Erie Canal
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Smeaton, detail of an engraving by W. Bromley, 1798, after a portrait by J. Brown
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James Brindley
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Roebling, Emily Warren
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Latrobe, Benjamin
Benjamin Latrobe
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Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute
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Engineer Gustav Lindenthal (second from right) and his chief assistant, Othmar Ammann (second from left), posing upon the completion of the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City, 1916.
Othmar Herman Ammann
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Washington Augustus Roebling, 1870
Washington Augustus Roebling
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Henry J. Kaiser
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