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	Delaware & Raritan Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal was originally constructed in 1834 and operated as a barge canal until 1932.
		Originally, the navigable Delaware and Raritan Canal consisted of 43 miles of main Canal between the Delaware River at Bordentown and the Raritan River at New Brunswick and 22 miles of feeder Canal between Bulls Island in Hunterdon County and the City of Trenton.
		The present Canal Water Supply Transmission Facility is 60 miles long with its Delaware River intake at Bulls Island in Hunterdon County and its outlet at the Raritan River in the City of New Brunswick.
	www.njwsa.org /Canal2.htm (262 words)

	Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park
		To supply water to the main canal at its highest elevation in Trenton, a feeder canal was dug from Bull's Island on the Delaware River south to Trenton.
		Although the feeder canal originally was designed to supply water to the main canal, it was navigated by cargo vessels from the time of its completion.
		By the end of the 19th century, canal use was declining throughout the country.
	www.dandrcanal.com /history.html (576 words)

	Encyclopedia: Delaware and Raritan Canal
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal (DandR Canal) was a canal in central New Jersey that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River.
		When the canal first opened, teams of mules were used to tow canal boats through it (the steam engine had not yet been introduced).
		The canal's greatest usage occurred during the 1860's and 1870's, when it was used primarily to transport coal from Pennsylvania to New York City, which had entered the Industrial Revolution.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Delaware-and-Raritan-Canal (536 words)

	Pennsylvania State Parks - Delaware Canal - PA DCNR
		The Delaware Canal is the only remaining continuously intact canal of the great towpath canal building era of the early and mid-19th century.
		At 330 miles in length, the Delaware is the longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi River and serves as a major migration corridor for birds and the American shad.
		Together, the Delaware Canal State Park and the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park have formed a series of looping trails connecting Pennsylvania and New Jersey, using five bridges.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /stateparks/parks/delawarecanal.aspx (1535 words)

	National Canal Museum - Education - Delaware and Raritan Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On February 4, 1830, the New Jersey Legislature granted a charter to the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company to construct a canal across the narrow waist of New Jersey, thus connecting the Delaware River with Raritan Bay and the lower portion of New York Harbor.
		In 1838 the main canal was enlarged to a seven-foot depth, and it became a functional extension of the Schuylkill Navigation as the principal means of transporting anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to New York.
		In 1846 the capacity of the Delaware and Raritan Canal was further enlarged, and in 1849 drop gates began to be installed which decreased the time that was required for a vessel to pass through its locks.
	www.canals.org /education/delawareandraritan.html (600 words)

	His Observations Relative to the Delaware and Raritan Canal
		Governor Clinton's Observations relative to the proposed Delaware and Raritan Canal.
		The main canal will be susceptible of sloop navigation, and the increased width and depth beyond those usually adopted, will render the transit of vessels more easy and rapid.
		The avails of your canal, will, consequently, in a few years extinguish the debt, when, in all probability, the state will drive a clear annual revenue of a quarter of a million of dollars.
	www.history.rochester.edu /canal/bib/hosack/APP0L8.html (499 words)

	Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, a New Jersey State Park near Avenel, Basking Ridge, Bayonne, Belle Mead, Bensalem
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is one of central New Jersey’s most popular recreational corridors for canoeing, jogging, hiking, bicycling, fishing and horseback riding.
		All canal and river fishing is subject to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife regulations.
		Delaware and Raritan Canal - The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is a 70 mile linear (straight & narrow) park which completely bisects central New Jersey from west to east.
	www.stateparks.com /delaware_and_raritan_canal.html (866 words)

	Princeton Township - Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park
		The main canal extended from Bordentown to New Brunswick, with a "feeder" canal from Raven Rock in Hunterton County to Trenton.
		A marshy area near the canal's junction with the Millstone River (north of Harrison Street) is dominated by cattail and purple loosestrife.
		In addition to these indigenous species, the canal is stocked with two species unable to breed in the canal, trout and tiger muskellunge, a cross between the northern pike and the muskellunge.
	www.princetontwp.org /delrar.html (972 words)

	Delaware and Hudson Canal within Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Navigation on the canal began at the boat basin in Honesdale, where the coal was transferred from gravity railroad cars to canal boats.
		In its early years, the D & H Canal was buffeted by a wide variety of troubles: seepage and settling of the banks, a regional cholera epidemic, opposition by Delaware River raftsmen, fluctuations in the national economy, and resistance to the use of anthracite.
		By the turn of the 20th century in the Upper Delaware River Valley, the Erie Railroad was thriving and the D & H Canal was abandoned.
	www.nps.gov /upde/d%26hcanal.htm (1390 words)

	Biking Along The Delaware Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Delaware Canal and its path are part of a narrow state park that parallels the Delaware River and has long been popular with walkers and equestrians, who treasure its scenic beauty and its feeling of peaceful solitude not far from bustling little towns like Lumberville and New Hope, Pa.
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal in New Jersey has two parts: the feeder canal, which extends from Trenton, N.J., northwest along the Delaware River, and the main canal, which runs northeast from Trenton to New Brunswick, N.J., and continues to serve as a source of drinking water for several municipalities along the way.
		The two canals that parallel the Delaware River are accessible from Route 32 in Pennsylvania and from Route 29 in New Jersey.
	www.recreate.com /Pages/articles/cathkerr.shtml (1684 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park at Epinions.com
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is one of New Jersey's linear parks.
		The Delaware and Raritan can be a source of recreation in many forms, and it is a pleasant source in all respects.
		From here on, although the canal passes close to industrial and populated areas, the feeling of remoteness remains, since the trail lies between the river and the canal.
	www.epinions.com /content_25911332484 (1169 words)

	A Brief History of The Delaware Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		From 1866 to 1931 the Delaware Canal was run by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, the owners of the Lehigh Canal.
		Canal traffic and revenue declined until the "iron horse" finally beat the mule when the last paying boat locked through in October 17, 1931.
		On this same day, 40 miles of the Delaware Canal was deeded to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and made the Roosevelt State Park, named by Governor Gifford Pinchot to commemorate his fellow preservationist, Theodore Roosevelt.
	www.fodc.org /history/fodchtry.htm (1281 words)

	D&R Canal Park in New Jersey Northwest Skylands
		The flow in the main canal, 75 feet wide and 7 feet deep was sustained by the feeder, 22 miles long, 50 feet wide and 6 feet deep.
		The feeder canal along the Delaware was similarly navigated from the time of its completion, and canal boats arrived from New Hope to lock into the feeder at Lambertville.
		In 1974, one year after the canal and its remaining structures were entered on the National Register of Historic Places, over 60 miles of the canal and the narrow strip of land on both banks became a state park.
	www.njskylands.com /pkdelrar.htm (1018 words)

	Delaware and Raritan Canal
		The Port Mercer Canal House was built in the 1830's next to a swing bridge over the Delaware and Raritan Canal to house the bridgetender and his family.
		Shortly after the canal was closed to navigation, the State of New Jersey took it over and restored the feeder and main canal to be used as a source of raw water for farms, industry, and homes in Central New Jersey.
		In 1974 the State Legislature passed a bill establishing the canal and the narrow band of s state -owned land along its banks as a State Park In 1973, the Delaware and Raritan Canal and 17 structures relating to the canal were put on the National Register of Historic Places.
	www.princeton.edu /~oberst/lhs/delaware_and_raritan_canal.htm (430 words)

	Hiking Delaware & Raritan Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		he Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park extends 67 miles from the Raritan River near New Brunswick, New Jersey in the east to the Delaware River near Milford in the west.
		The section of the Delaware and Raritan Canal we walk beside is between Kingston and Princeton.
		On a short spur path in Kingston is a red clapboard mill on the far side of the Millstone River which parallels the canal.
	www.sundanceoutdoor.org /hiking_canal.html (235 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		History of the Delaware & Raritan Canal and Lake Carnegie A small section of the Delaware and Raritan Canal and Lake Carnegie are located in Princeton, New Jersey.
		But, it was not until 1830 when two companies (the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company and the Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company) decided to finance the venture and construction began.
		When the canal was dredged in 1984-85 for silt and other sedimentary deposits, a clay lining was discovered that seemed to prevent ground water from permeating the canal bed.
	www.woodrow.org /teachers/esi/1997/43/unused/HIST.TXT (708 words)

	Working the D&R Canal 1852
		The engineering of the canal proved well-studied, as the resultant system of locks, combined with accurate calculations of width, depth and water flow, required minimal refinements during the commercial life of the canal.
		There is much to learn about this canal work, he knows; he's never worked on one before, and yet his family is tied to the Delaware and Raritan.
		In 1932 the canal was taken over by the state as a water supply system which today supplies 75 milion gallons of water a day to residents and industry.
	www.njskylands.com /hsdelrarcanal.htm (2381 words)

	KayakGuide.com -Delaware & Raritan Canal, Princeton, New Jersey USA
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal runs along Lake Carnegie and intersects with the Millstone River at the Route 27 put in described above.
		The trail along the canal is a popular walking and jogging recreational area in Princeton.
		Hand dug by 3000 Irish immigrants between 1831 and 1834, the $3 million, 66 mile, 75 foot wide, 8 foot deep canal was used mainly to transport coal from Pennsylvania to New York between the Delaware and Raritan Rivers via mule drawn barges.
	www.kayakguide.com /DelwRrtn.htm (426 words)

	A Treasured New Jersey Resource The Delaware & Raritan Canal and its towpath form a v-shaped linear park that ...
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal Watch was established in 1988 as a non-profit volunteer citizen's advocacy group to help promote, enhance and preserve the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park.
		Trail clearing and maintenance, help with the beautification and promotion of the Trenton sections of the canal, stream monitoring, nature education and participation in fairs, festivals and environmental events are other projects underway or being seriously considered.
		To protect, maintain, and promote the recreational, historical, aesthetic, and environmental qualities of the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park and its environs, and to assist and to support regional, state, local, and private enterprise efforts which contribute to this goal.
	www.canalwatch.org (349 words)

	YO! Directory: Government
		Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission Prallsville Mills, Route 29, PO Box 539 Stockton, NJ 08559; 609-397-2000; fax 609-397-1081 A state agency which plans for development of DandR Canal State Park which it manages and protects.
		Delaware and Raritan Greenway 570 Mercer Road, Princeton, NJ 08540; 609-452-0525 Land conservancy, dedicated to preservation of open space throughout central New Jersey.
		Delaware River Greenway 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA 18901 215-345-7020 Promotes public and private stewardship of land on both sides of the Delware River and its tributaries, from the Delaware Water Gap to Burlington.
	www.princetonol.com /yo/explore.html (3115 words)

	Delaware and Raritan Canal
		Canal was built in 1830 -- a brief history here.
		The building of the Delaware & Raritan Canal was started in 1830.
		Heavily used in the nineteenth century, the canal was once vital for coal transport.
	leora.www5.50megs.com /Canal/drcanal.htm (168 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal Princeton portion runs between Alexander Road and the Millstone Aqueduct for 6.33 miles.
		Canal operations ceased in 1932 when traveling by rail was faster and less expensive.
		The summer growth of duckweed, and green algae, seem to indicate higher concentrations of phosphates and nitrates due chiefly to farmers and homeowners fertilizing in the spring.
	www.woodrow.org /teachers/esi/1997/43/Hist.htm (855 words)

	Historical Society of Princeton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1830, a charter was granted simultaneously creating the Delaware & Raritan Canal and the Camden & Amboy Railroad, and construction was started on both in that same year.
		From Tow Path to Bike Path: Princeton and the Delaware & Raritan Canal explores the history of the D & R Canal and its relation to the development and settlement of the Princeton area.
		Sixty miles of the canal and the banks bordering it are now a state park that serves as a link between more than a dozen historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
	www.princetonhistory.org /canal.html (424 words)

	Delaware and Raritan Canal on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		(dĕl´ewâr, -wer; râr´Ĭten), abandoned canal, 45 mi (72 km) long, between Bordentown and New Brunswick, N.J., connecting the Delaware and the Raritan rivers; opened in 1834.
		Middlesex County, N.J., Officials Float Proposal for Raritan River Dock.
		Canal authority allows Franklin, N.J., Wendy's to proceed with construction.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/DelawrN1R1C1.asp (261 words)

	HIKING DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Along the D and R Canal above the bridge at Griggstown is the house in which Revolutionary War spy John Honeyman lived with his family for some years.
		On this particular canal, there were facilities for children only in Griggstown, at the barracks at Bordentown and one in the middle of the canal.
		The mule tenders led the mules on the canal tow path.
	nynjctbotany.org /njnbtofc/griggstn.html (484 words)

	Department of Environmental Protection
		The main canal runs from Trenton to New Brunswick with a break at the Route 1 crossing.
		The feeder canal stretches from Trenton north to Frenchtown along the Delaware River.
		The wooden canal bridge, the Mule tender's Barracks, the Bridge tender's House and station and the site of the Griggstown Mill are situated along the canal.
	www.state.nj.us /dep/parksandforests/parks/drcanal.html (754 words)

	Delaware and Raritan Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is a 70 mile linear (straight and narrow) park which completely bisects central New Jersey from west to east.
		A groomed footpath (the old towpath when the canal functioned commercially) is the chief passage through the park.
		Inside are pages of photos and commentary based on my continuing visits to a small section of the park.
	www.canalphotos.net (95 words)

	NJDARM: Archives Collection Guides: New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Delaware and Raritan Canal Drawings and Maps, ...
		These documents are all pre-1953, which is the year in which the canal was converted to a water supply facility.
		The largest portion of the collection is a set of maps of the entire canal (feeder and main canal), with notations describing the land transactions by which canal property was purchased.
		"Delaware and Raritan Canal: Alexauken and Swan Creek Aqueducts," March-June 1947.
	www.nj.gov /state/darm/links/guides/szwav001.html (2056 words)

	Delaware & Raritan Trail - Bed & Breakfast, Lodging, Camping, Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail - DandR Trail includes Bed and Breakfasts, Motels, Hotels, Campgrounds, Canoe Rentals, Attractions.
		The Delaware and Raritan trail is over 60 miles long, but the
		Horses are not permitted on the feeder canal trail.
	www.trailsfromrails.com /delaware_raritan_trail.htm (82 words)

	Delaware and Raritan Canal. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Affiliated Area
		Delaware and Raritan Canal, abandoned canal, 45 mi/72 km long, bet.
		Bordentown, Trenton and New Brunswick, N.J., connecting the Delaware and the Raritan rivers; opened in 1834.
	www.bartleby.com /69/31/D01631.html (103 words)

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