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New York (2004)

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All aboard! Next stop...New York! On this trip, we will explore New York's landforms, taking a trip under Niagara Falls and up into the Catskill Mountains. We will explore the history, industry, natural resources and culture of the state, especially the contributions of immigrants and native peoples.

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Primary
Elementary
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00:23
New York

Erie Canal

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A multitude of items to educate students about the building and history of the Erie Canal.

Kit includes:
1 Large Poster with dates 1825-2000
1 Spiral-bound book of laminated pictures of the Erie Canal
1 Spiral-bound Document-based Teacher Resource Erie Canal: New York's Gift to the Nation
1 Audio CD of Songs about the Erie Canal by George Ward
10 copies of the October 1982 Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People The Erie Canal
as well as the media listed in the boxes below:

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Social Studies
Erie Canal

Erie Canal

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The building of the Erie Canal was the engineering marvel that unleashed the growth of the young nation that was the United States. Spearheaded by the vision of Gov. Dewitt Clinton, New York State built the waterway that opened the West to settlement and made New York City the center of finance and commerce. Opened in 1825, the canal proved so commercially viable that construction of an enlarged Erie Canal began just eleven years later. The success of the canal spawned the growth of cities, towns, businesses, and industries along its route in upstate New York.

Erie Canal

The Erie Canal

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The Erie Canal comes to life in this classic children's book, illustrated by award winning artist Peter Spier, to the words of the familiar folk song, "Low Bridge, Everybody down." Enjoy reading and singing this song with your children. Teachers use this book to introduce curriculum subjects and to tell stories about what is happening in the paintings of canal town life. Every child, library and school should have this book.

The Erie Canal