... It went from 5,000, up to 33,000, then down to 12,000 at the end of the war. Two fires occurred in 1776 and 1778, which burned about a third of the city. By 1788, the fire-struck area was rebuilt and the population rose once again. Manufacturing increased from 1790 and well into the 1800s. Most of it was from shipbuilding, but also a great deal of other ... . The Irish and the French who were artisans settled in New York, where they could find a market for their skills. The Erie Canal had been completed in 1825 which strengthened the economy and symbolized its dependency on its surroundi...

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