Brief History of Morris Canal
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2024-10-22
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A fishing trip on Lake Hopstcong provided George Maccullochwith an idea. From his vantage point he gazed eastward and noticed that the land sloped down and away as far as he could see.
He also noticed that the land west of where he was standing sloped toward the Delaware River.
Aware that the lake stood on higher ground, he began to wonder if a canal could be built, that would be fed by Lake Hopatcong that would connect Pennsylvania's coal fields with Morris County So the idea of the Morris Canal was born.
Later the canal was expanded to Newark in 1831 and finally to Jersey City in 1836,
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Morris Canal, Waterloo Village, Canal Village, Allamuchy Mountain State Park, Byram Township, Sussex County, Morris County, The Skyland New Jersey, Skylands, NJ Skylands, Lakeland, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State, National Register of Historic Places, U.S. Historic District, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
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