ɪts mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɪmpˈoːɹtəns dᵻklˈaɪnd wɪððə kəmplˈiːʃən ʌvðɪ ˈiəɹi kənˈæl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ɪt bɪkˌeɪm dʒˈʌst wˈʌn ʌv mˈɛni "pˈoːɹts".
Its military importance declined with the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825, after which it became just one of many "ports".