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In this June 28, 2017, photo, a sign on route 49/46 in Rome, N.Y., marks the spot where digging for construction on the Erie Canal began. This Fourth of July marks the 200th anniversary of the ceremonial first digging for the construction of the Erie Canal, a 363-mile waterway that would change history. (John Clifford/The Daily Sentinel via AP)

In this June 28, 2017, photo, a sign on route 49/46 in Rome, N.Y., marks the spot where digging for construction on the Erie Canal began. This Fourth of July marks the 200th anniversary of the ceremonial first digging for the construction of the Erie Canal, a 363-mile waterway that would change history. (John Clifford/The Daily Sentinel via AP)

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