Canalsocietynj.org Website Review

Welcome to the website of The Can*l Society of New Jersey. We trust you’ll find it both interesting and informative. The CSNJ is a non-profit organization formed in 1969 to foster the study of the history of New Jersey’s two towpath can*ls, preserve and restore can*l remains and artifacts, educate the public in the can*ls’ histories and provide enjoyment to its members by visiting can*ls and The Morris Can*l spanned 102 miles connecting Phillipsburg, NJ to Jersey City, NJ. The Delaware & Raritan Can*l spanned 44 miles connecting the Delaware River with the Raritan River in New Jersey. Waterloo will be open every weekend this season through the end of September with many fun and exciting events! Waterloo Village is Historic walks along the towpath and routes of New Jersey’s can*ls are offered to the public by the Can*l Society of New Jersey. Along these routes, notable historic sites are also visited, which help illustrate the story of the can*ls. Meetings are held five times a year at the Morris County Cultural Center in Mendham, NJ. Notable local authors and historians frequently give engaging presentations on topics related to can*l history and related industries. All Can*l Society program meetings are open to the Before the advent of freight railroads, New Jersey’s can*l system provided the vital means of industrial transportation across the state. The Morris Can*l served north New Jersey, ascending nearly 1,000 feet utilizing a succession of locks and water-powered inclined planes to traverse the Highlands mountains, providing an efficient shipping route from Phillipsburg to Jersey City, a distance of 102 miles. The Delaware & Raritan Can*l, while not as long, served central New Jersey connecting the Delaware River with the Raritan River. Both can*ls shipped anthracite from the rich coalfields of Pennsylvania eastward where it would be used in industrial furnaces throughout New Meetings are generally held on the 3rd Friday in the months January, March, May, September and November at The Morris County Cultural