The largest animal that has ever lived. The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have existed. During the 20th century, the species was an important whaling target and even after it was protected and commercial whaling stopped in 1964, exploitation efforts by the former Soviet Union persisted.
The Erie Canal is the place where the young United States, and its religiosity, ceased looking to the East and the past â Europe and New England â and began looking West and to the future â to a grand unfolding continent.
A thruway almost always a toll road, usually for all vehicles, but some only require larger vehicles to pay a toll. A turnpike is always a toll road. A causeway is a road that combines roads and bridges to cover an area, usually a large body of water, in some cases rugged or unsafe terrain.