[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] Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park [SEP] Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.  The park was created for the purpose of preserving, protecting, and interpreting the industrial heritage of the Blackstone River Valley and the urban, rural, and agricultural landscape of that region.  The Blackstone River Valley was the site of some of the earliest successful textile mills in the United States, and these mills contributed significantly to the earliest American Industrial Revolution.  The subsequent construction of the Blackstone Canal, a few years after the successful completion of the Erie Canal, helped to sustain the region's industrial strength.
[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] Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park [ SEP ] Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts . The park was created for the purpose of preserving , protecting , and interpreting the industrial heritage of the Blackstone River Valley and the urban , rural , and agricultural landscape of that region . The Blackstone River Valley was the site of some of the earliest successful textile mills in the United States , and these mills contributed significantly to the earliest American Industrial Revolution . The subsequent construction of the Blackstone Canal , a few years after the successful completion of the Erie Canal , helped to sustain the region 's industrial strength .
What Canal allows a navigable water route from New York City to the Great Lakes and was created shortly after Blackstone River Valley?
What Canal allows a navigable water route from New York City to the Great Lakes and was created shortly after Blackstone River Valley ?
Erie Canal
Erie Canal