Erie Canal: Did you mean...?

Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry talks to his men in the minutes before the Battle of Lake Erie (10 September 1813), engraving by J. R. Chapin, and W. Ridgway, 1860. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

A depiction of the Battle of Lake Erie (10 September 1813). US Navy, Washington D.C.

A scene from the Battle of Lake Erie (10 September 1813) depicting Oliver Hazard Perry rowing from the Lawrence to the Niagara, oil on canvas by William Henry Powell, 1873. United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Chart Illustrative of the Siege & Defence of Fort Erie. Campaign of 1814, by the War Department, Office of the Chief of Engineers. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Discover what it took to build the Panama Canal, and how this colossal construction project changed the region. — In the 19th century, the California gold rush brought thousands of settlers to America's west coast. But finding gold...

A c. 1730 oil on canvas painting, Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, by the Italian artist Canaletto (1697-1768). (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)

An 1870 oil on canvas, Barges on the Canal Saint-Martin, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur, Switzerland)

The failed British night assault of 14 August 1814 was the climactic moment of the Siege of Fort Erie, during the War of 1812. Though the Americans prevailed, they were ultimately forced to abandon the fort and retreat from Canadian soil...

A view of the Piazzetta San Marco in Venice, with the Doge's Palace (left) and the Biblioteca Marciana (right). The Doge's Palace was established in 1340 CE and continuously renovated over the centuries. The Biblioteca Marciana was constructed...

One of the last remaining canals on the island of Torcello in the Venetian lagoon.