So I was standing on the platform in Schenectady when I caught sight of an establishment called "Clinton's Ditch" (above). What on earth? Well, the establishment is a bar and grill and the name is a reference to the Erie Canal, the pet project of New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. When construction of the 363-mile canal began in 1817, there were plenty of critics and opponents of the project. The canal opened in 1825 and soon proved it to be a success, facilitating commerce between New York City and the Great Lakes and bringing much growth and prosperity to the state.
The ditch was then perhaps upgraded in status to a canal.
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