There are more than 400 National Parks across america, covering over 85 million acres of land with locations in every state. More than 120 5 Million People visited the site dear. We will feature a mixture of Natural Beauty and history at eight different parks around the country. We begin just outside cleveland. Situated along the river, we will learn how the canal system here lies a major role in our nations westward expansion 1840s. 1840s and the ohio and you are canal as part of a system that was put in place in the early years of america, between 1825 and 1832. It is a water transportation route that connected lake erie with the ohio river, which is part of a larger idea. A National Water transportation route. In the early days of america we had colonies situated right along the atlantic seaboard. Our leaders at that time so i problem. The problem was, we needed that country to expand westward. There was a big obstacle the appellation mountains. Our first president happened to be a
Covering over 85,000,000 acres of land with locations in every state. More than 325 Million People visited the site last year. Over the next 90 minutes we feature a mixture of Natural Beauty and history at eight different parks around the country. We begin just outside cleveland at Cuyahoga Valley National park. Situated along the Cuyahoga River we will learn how the canal system plays a a major re in our nations westward expansion during the 1830s and 40s. [background sounds] [background sounds] the ohio and erie canal as part of a two canal system that was put in place in the early years of america built between 1825 18251832, and basically its a water transportation route the connected lake erie with the ohio river which is part of a larger idea, a National Water transportation route. In the early days of america we had 13 colonies all situated right along the atlantic seaboard. Our leaders at the time saw a problem. That problem was we needed that country to expand westward. Howeve
Of land with locations in every state. More than 325 Million People visited these sites last year. Over the next 90 minutes well feature a mixture of National Beauty and history at eight different parks around the country. We begin just outside cleveland situated along the river, well learn how the canal system plays a role in the westward expansion during the 1830s and 40s. The canal is part of a twocanal system that was put in place in the early years of america. Built between 1825 and 1832. Basically its a water transportation route that connected lake eerie with the ohio river which is part of a larger idea, a National Water transportation route. In the early days of america, we had 13 colonies all situated right along the atlantic seaboard. And our leaders at that time saw a problem. That problem was we needed that country to expand westward. However, there was a big obstacle, the appalachian mountains. Jr George Washington had an idea to create a water transportation route using
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