I LOVE NEW YORK - July 9, 1823: On this day in New York history, the construction of the “Flight of Five Locks” for the Erie Canal in Lockport began and was
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Erie Canal lock Flight of Five historic locks, now a bypass or slipway, Lockport Stock Photo - Alamy
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