I was struck by something when looking at some website analytics today.
This is the image I was looking at:
Notice that line of dots across the middle of the state? That’s no accident. Here’s why:
The Erie Canal was a major engineering feat of the early 1800s and was a key transport path for over 100 years, although after around 1950 or so it stopped being a significant part of the commercial transportation network.
It’s kind of neat that the canal is visible from cyberspace.
Now that is too cool. I suppose you also noticed the dots following the Hudson south through the Bronx Throgs Neck out to LI. Way cool Rachel, this woke me up!