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In 1825 the Erie Canal was opened and the first boat to travel on it left Buffalo, New York on October 26 and arrived at New York City November 4. The total cost of the canal was $7 million dollars.
The University of Virginia was opened in 1825 with the help of former-president Thomas Jefferson. It started with an enrollment of 40 students and was a school for the general public not the wealthy, because Jefferson believed in free education for everyone. The architecture was designed by Jefferson too.
John Stevens built the first the first steam locomotive and operated it on a track in the US.
The New York Stock Exchange opens. Most of the securities traded are in canal, turnpike, mining, and gas lighting companies.There are little industrials that are traded until after the Civil War.
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