U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 26

WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile
America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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FRIDAY, JUNE 26: ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY'S 50TH

Profile America -- Friday, June 26th. On this day 50 years ago, President
Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II dedicated the St. Lawrence Seaway, one of
the major engineering feats of the last century. The seaway eliminated
difficult areas of the St. Lawrence River with a system of canals and locks.
Costs of the ambitious project were shared by Canada and the United States.
The seaway gives port cities on the Great Lakes access to the Atlantic Ocean.
In the U.S., these include Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit and Duluth. Being able
to dock ocean-going ships helps account for combined exports of these states
worth $177 billion a year. Among the four, New York leads in exports,
followed by Michigan, Ohio and Minnesota. Profile America is in its 13th year
as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 331
Statistical Abstract 2009, t. 1264

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