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Harbor area, Erie, Pennsylvania.
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Harbor area at Erie, Pennsylvania

Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library

To capture shipping after the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, Erie improved its harbor to include a deep draft berth. The collapse of the city's industrial base, however, also resulted in the loss of business on Erie's the docks and its once booming waterfront.

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