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Canal Completion
- When
- 1848
- Where
- LaSalle-Peru
The Illinois and Michigan Canal was completed in 1848, connecting the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River.
The canal was finished in 1848 at a cost of $6,170,226. It ran 96 miles from the Chicago River to the Illinois River at LaSalle-Peru, crossing the Chicago Portage.
Sources
- Illinois and Michigan Canal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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