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Ohio Canal Era and Schooling Rise with Internal Improvements
A historical review traces the early 19th century push for roads canals and rail, led by figures like Brown and Corwin, to bind the region to the East. It notes the Erie Canal's impact on Ohio's growth, rising prices, and the birth of public schooling in 1822 alongside the canal system.
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Congress
Mississippi
Clay
Ohio
Thomas Worston
Senate
East
Lake Region
John
Calhoun
Monroe
Tom Corwin
Plains of Asia
America
Washington
Loudi
Thington
Ethan Allen Brown
Ohio Canal
Ohio Legate
Brown
Lake Erie
New York
Hudson
Middle West
England
Ridgeville
Hull
Petroit
Columbia
Commodore Perry
Put-in-Bay
Rush Bagot
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
James Monroe
United States