Buffalos first boom came with the opening of the western end of the Erie Canal in the city on October 26. 1825. It was the beginning of the metamorphosis of a frontier village into a city. The barges and packetboats that plied the canal brought the Nation a strong new transportation link that not only brought goods West but waves of immigrants eager to test the new frontiers. Thus. Buffalo was an inland port of immigrants. playing a key role in populating and cultivating the fertile lands in the Midwest and beyond. As years passed. the canal then SLrved to return grain from West to East. leading to Buffalos development as a major port and grainmilling giant. That process was sustained with the advent of the transcontinental railroad system that developed Buffalo as a key transportation hub.
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