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The Morris Canal of New Jersey: the Preservation of a Dry Canal

WCC Scotland
September 22, 2016
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The Morris Canal of New Jersey: the Preservation of a Dry Canal

A brief history of the mountain-climbing canal of New Jersey, followed by a description of current efforts to create a greenway along the original route of the Morris Canal.

WCC Scotland

September 22, 2016
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  4. “Mountain Climbing Canal”

    Plane 11E in Bloomfield

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  5. Scientific
    American
    1883

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  6. Summit of Plane 4W

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  7. Plane 7W - Washington

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  9. Morris Canal data


    Length of main canal: 102 mi / Pompton Feeder 4+ miles

    23 planes / 23 lift locks / 11 guard locks

    Elevation gain: 754 ft + 912 ft

    Original canal: 32 ft wide on top, 20 ft wide at bottom, 4 ft deep

    Enlarged canal: 40 ft wide on top, 25 ft wide at bottom, 5 ft deep

    Power source: 2 mules / 5 days for one-way trip

    Original locks: 9x75 ft / Enlarged locks 11x90 ft

    Original boats: 10-25 ton

    1845 section boats: 44 ton

    1860 section boats: 70 ton


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  10. New York Times, March 17, 1912

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  11. Morris Canal Greenway
    • NJTPA (North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority)
    • Warren County
    • Morris County
    • Passaic County
    • Essex County
    • Jersey City
    • CSNJ (Canal Society of New Jersey)
    • Other Stakeholders

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  17. Plane 9W

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  18. Bread Lock Park

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  19. Plane 5W – Port Murray

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  20. Thatcher Avenu in New Village, Meadow Breeze Park in Brass Castle, Bowerstown (culvert
    underneath Plane 7W), sleepers

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  21. Towpath clearing

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  23. Saxton Falls and Guinea Hollow (Musconetcong River)

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  24. Waterloo Village

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  25. Stanhope

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  26. Wharton

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  27. Wharton

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  28. Lock 2E in Wharton

    1903 – 2010 - 2015

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  29. Plane 7E in Boonton

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  30. Pompton Feeder

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  31. Paterson

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  32. Clifton

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  33. Bloomfield

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  34. Newark
    Plane 12E – Raymond Blvd.

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  37. Jersey City

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  38. Jersey City

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  39. Jersey City

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  41. Websites:

    www.canalsocietynj.org

    www.morriscanalgreenway.org

    www.morriscanalguide.com

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