Morris Canal

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The Morris Canal was a historic 19th-century New Jersey canal that transported coal and other goods across the state using an innovative system of inclined planes and locks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
historic transportation infrastructure
alsoCarried farm products
general merchandise
iron ore
lumber
builtFor transportation of anthracite coal
chartered 1824
closed 1924
completed 1831
connects Delaware River
Hudson River
constructionBegan 1825
country United States
designedToTransport coal from Pennsylvania to New York Harbor
endPoint Jersey City, New Jersey
linked to: Jersey City
engineer George P. MacCulloch
follows Passaic River valley
Pompton River valley
linked to: Pompton River
hasPart inclined planes
locks
hasRemnant Inclined Plane 9 West
Morris Canal Greenway
Waterloo Village
heritageDesignation listed segments on the National Register of Historic Places
historicalPeriod 19th century
length approximately 102 miles
locatedIn New Jersey
northern New Jersey
maximumElevationChange over 1,600 feet
notableFor inclined planes
lock system
numberOfInclinedPlanes 23
numberOfLocks 34
opened 1831
owner Morris Canal and Banking Company
passesThrough Boonton
linked to: Boonton, New Jersey

Dover
Jersey City
Newark
Paterson
Phillipsburg
Washington
primaryCargo anthracite coal
replacedBy railroads
significance facilitated industrial development in New Jersey
startPoint Phillipsburg, New Jersey
status abandoned
partially preserved

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Waterloo Village locatedOnWaterway Morris Canal
Morris Canal Basin wasPartOf Morris Canal
Morris Canal Basin connectedTo Morris Canal
Waterways of New Jersey hasPart Morris Canal (historic)
linked to: Morris Canal
Byram Township, New Jersey waterBody Morris Canal (historic alignment through Waterloo Village)
linked to: Morris Canal