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it went from maryland to ohio.
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the nations canal work was only 100 miles
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horses pulled trains on the very little track that was there at the time
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the staem boat made a trip that took 4 months in 20 days
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could travel faster than horses and could carrry more weight
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the erie canal ran 363 miles across New York state from lake erie to the hudson river
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railroads took over due to the amount of weight and passangers that could fit on a train. it went from 13 miles of track in 1830 to 31000 miles of track in 1860
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the number of steamboats grew from 230 in 1834 to nearly 700 in 1843
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by 1838 it took a steamboat only 6 days to go from New Orleans to Louisville.
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the nations canal work grew to 3300 miles mostly built in the northeast, canals provided efficient water transportation that linked fams to the expanding cities
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the steamship took 10-14 days compared to 25 -50 days for a sailship
