Brief History of Morris Canal

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-29T20:36:23Z
dc.date.available2025-01-29T20:36:23Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-22
dc.descriptionA 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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dc.subjectMorris Canal
dc.subjectWaterloo Village
dc.subjectCanal Village
dc.subjectAllamuchy Mountain State Park
dc.subjectByram Township
dc.subjectSussex County
dc.subjectMorris County
dc.subjectThe Skyland New Jersey
dc.subjectSkylands
dc.subjectNJ Skylands
dc.subjectLakeland
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.subjectNational Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectU.S. Historic District
dc.subjectNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectHistoric Civil Engineering Landmark
dc.titleBrief History of Morris Canal

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