The Erie Canal in National Context

Federal Land Sales: Minimum acreages, prices, and credit policies

• 1787: 640 $1 no credit• 1796: 640 $2 1/2 down—1/2, 1 yr.• 1800: 320 $2 payment over four years• 1804: 160 $2 payment over four years• 1820: 80 $1.25 no credit• 1832: 40 $1.25 no credit

Cincinnati Public Landing, 1835

National Road, Grantsville, MD

Boardinghouse, Seneca Falls, NY