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The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families

Moving Water

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// The Erie Canal and The Chicago River were two of the most impressive engineering feats in history. //

© Mick Sullivan Length 00:33:42 31 October 2025 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: History , Educational Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Mick Sullivan Length 00:33:42 31 October 2025 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: History , Educational Country: USA Type: Episodic

Ep. 1 The Past and The Curious: An Introduction

Ep. 1 The Past and The Curious: An Introduction

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

The Erie Canal and The Chicago River were two of the most impressive engineering feats in history.

For the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal we look at the opening celebration, along with a fun musical diversion or two.

And how can you talk about moving water without talking about the efforts to change sanitation in Chicago? This included reversing the flow of the river that runs through the city!


© Mick Sullivan | 00:33:42

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