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{{Infobox canal | {{Infobox canal | ||
| name = Carolina-Grand Canal | | name = Carolina-Grand Canal | ||
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The '''Carolina-Grand Canal''' is a canal system extending from the [[Urce River]] to the [[Vandarch]] through [[Urcea]], [[Kronenia]], [[Anglei]], and [[Hollona and Diorisia]]. It was built to create a navigable water route from [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] and the [[Odoneru Ocean]] to the Vandarch. When completed in 1880, it was the second longest canal in the world. It was the only effective route into the Vandarch until the construction of the [[Grand Vandarch Canal]] in the 1950s. | |||
It was faster than carts pulled by draft animals and considerably cheaper than railway travel given the considerable mountainous boundaries between [[Catholic Levantia]] and [[Ultmar]], opening greater economic activity in the Vandarch and enhancing the growth of Urceopolis during the Aedanicad. It was widened in 1918 to allow for larger barges and even small warships. Today, it largely serves as a waterway for recreational ships, but since 2010 there has been a renewed interest in the commercial applications of the Carolina-Grand Canal. | It was faster than carts pulled by draft animals and considerably cheaper than railway travel given the considerable mountainous boundaries between [[Catholic Levantia]] and [[Ultmar]], opening greater economic activity in the Vandarch and enhancing the growth of Urceopolis during the Aedanicad. It was widened in 1918 to allow for larger barges and even small warships. Today, it largely serves as a waterway for recreational ships, but since 2010 there has been a renewed interest in the commercial applications of the Carolina-Grand Canal. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
A canal reaching the Vandarch from the Sea of Odoneru has been posited since antiquity. [[Great Levantia]] attempted construction of a canal from the upper [[Urce River]] - similar to the route of the Carolina-Grand Canal - in the 200s and 300s AD before Gothic invasions | A canal reaching the Vandarch from the Sea of Odoneru has been posited since antiquity. [[Great Levantia]] attempted construction of a canal from the upper [[Urce River]] - similar to the route of the Carolina-Grand Canal - in the 200s and 300s AD before Gothic invasions led to the project being relegated and eventually forgotten altogether as Great Levantia came to an end. The early [[Holy Levantine Empire]] additionally tried to construct such a canal, but the constant feuding and conflicts of local nobility made the project nonviable. The notion was considered during the Renaissance period, but the lack of political unity combined with the conditions of [[The Anarchy]] made such a project unlikely. The first period in which a canal became truly possible was following the acquisition of the [[Grand Duchy of Carolina]] by [[Urcea]] following the [[War of the Caroline Succession]], as much of the canal route was now firmly under the control of one party, Urcea. Consequently, the canal project was a priority for Urcea, but the [[|Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic Kings]] repeatedly failed in the 1780s to acquire funding for the project from the princes of the Holy Levantine Empire and the [[Imperial Diet]]. The project was rendered moot when Urcea lost control of [[Carolina]] following the [[Second Caroline War]]. | ||
The ascension of Urcea's King [[Aedanicus VIII]] in the mid 19th-century renewed the prospects for the construction of a northern canal. Construction of a canal, in addition to national pride, was a key consideration in the decision to wage the [[Third Caroline War]]. Urcea's victory in the conflict allowed construction to begin in 1865 during the Aedanicad, following two decades of planning and acquiring funds. Despite the hostile period of the [[Recess of the Julii]], Urcea was able to come to agreements with [[Hollona and Diorisia]] and [[Kronenia]] to allow for ships to transit rivers under their control, completing the canal route. | The ascension of Urcea's King [[Aedanicus VIII]] in the mid 19th-century renewed the prospects for the construction of a northern canal. Construction of a canal, in addition to national pride, was a key consideration in the decision to wage the [[Third Caroline War]]. Urcea's victory in the conflict allowed construction to begin in 1865 during the Aedanicad, following two decades of planning and acquiring funds. Despite the hostile period of the [[Recess of the Julii]], Urcea was able to come to agreements with [[Hollona and Diorisia]] and [[Kronenia]] to allow for ships to transit rivers under their control, completing the canal route. | ||