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What canal helped connect lake Michigan to the Mississippi River

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The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. In Illinois, it ran 96 miles (154 km) from the Chicago River in Bridgeport, Chicago to the Illinois River at LaSalle-Peru.
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I believe it is the Illinois canal
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