As on the label-As many know, there are two major canals in the area of New York & Ontario-the Erie Canal, and the lesser known Welland Canal in Ontario. What if, however, there was a third canal?
Let's say that, as an alternate outcome of the War of 1812, the Americans make a few small territorial concessions, including parts of northern Maine, and a certain little slice of western New York(including Grand Island). Assuming that both the Erie and Welland Canals are eventually built as IOTL, what might be the effect of a third, smaller canal(that connects to the Erie Canal) that is built on this new border between the U.S. and Canada?
Let's say that, as an alternate outcome of the War of 1812, the Americans make a few small territorial concessions, including parts of northern Maine, and a certain little slice of western New York(including Grand Island). Assuming that both the Erie and Welland Canals are eventually built as IOTL, what might be the effect of a third, smaller canal(that connects to the Erie Canal) that is built on this new border between the U.S. and Canada?