[PAR] [TLE] Susan May Williams [SEP] Susan May Williams Bonaparte (April 2, 1812 – September 15, 1881) was the daughter of Benjamin Williams, a prominent Baltimore merchant (originally from Roxbury, Massachusetts), and his wife, Sarah Copeland, widow of Nathaniel Morton.  In response to the opening of the Erie Canal, which was in direct competition with the port of Baltimore, her father became one of the founders of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the first railroad company in the United States, chartered on April 24, 1827. [PAR] [TLE] Erie Canal [SEP] The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System (formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal).  Originally, it ran 363 mi from Albany, on the Hudson River, to Buffalo, at Lake Erie.  It was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.  When completed in 1825, it was the second longest canal in the world (after the Grand Canal in China) and greatly affected the development and economy of New York, New York City, and the United States.
[PAR] [TLE] Susan May Williams [ SEP ] Susan May Williams Bonaparte ( April 2 , 1812 – September 15 , 1881 ) was the daughter of Benjamin Williams , a prominent Baltimore merchant ( originally from Roxbury , Massachusetts ) , and his wife , Sarah Copeland , widow of Nathaniel Morton . In response to the opening of the Erie Canal , which was in direct competition with the port of Baltimore , her father became one of the founders of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , the first railroad company in the United States , chartered on April 24 , 1827 . [PAR] [TLE] Erie Canal [ SEP ] The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the east – west , cross - state route of the New York State Canal System ( formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal ) . Originally , it ran 363 mi from Albany , on the Hudson River , to Buffalo , at Lake Erie . It was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes . When completed in 1825 , it was the second longest canal in the world ( after the Grand Canal in China ) and greatly affected the development and economy of New York , New York City , and the United States .
What canal was completed in 1825?
What canal was completed in 1825 ?
When completed in 1825
When completed in 1825