Famous Quotes / John Moody
John Moody: "After the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, the Legislature of New York directed a survey of a state road which was to be constructed at public expense through the southern tier of counties from the Hudson River to Lake Erie."
| Canal | Constructed | Counties | Directed |
| Erie | Expense | Hudson | Lake |
| Legislature | Opening | Public | River |
| Road | Southern | State | Survey |
| Through | Tier | York |