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The Middlesex Canal: Boston’s First Big Dig (episode 225)

The Middlesex Canal: Boston’s First Big Dig (episode 225)

FromHUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History


The Middlesex Canal: Boston’s First Big Dig (episode 225)

FromHUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the last decade of the 18th century, a group of investors called the Proprietors of the Middlesex Canal turned a crazy idea into reality. After some initial stumbles, they were able to successfully build a navigational canal from Boston Harbor to the Merrimack River in Lowell. In an era before highways and airports, it became the first practical freight link between the markets and wharves of Boston and the vast interior of New England in Central Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Against all odds, it was a success, and an unparalleled feat of engineering. However, its perceived success was short lived, with the coming of the railroad spelling doom for the canal business and commercial failure for the Proprietors.

Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/225/

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Released:
Jun 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Where two history buffs go far beyond the Freedom Trail to share our favorite stories from the history of Boston, the hub of the universe.