Boonton Iron Works
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The Boonton Iron Works were founded about 1770 by Samuel Ogden who, with others in his family, purchased a 6-acre tract along the Rockaway River, near present-day Boonton, New Jersey. Here rolling and
Remains of stone foundation with arches at the Boonton Ironworks
Drainage pipe surrounded by original bricks
Blast furnace base remains
Morris Canal
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The Morris Canal was a 107-mile common carrier anthracite coal canal across northern New Jersey that connected the two industrial canals in Easton, Pennsylvania, across the Delaware River from its wes
Boonton Iron Works
…Boonton, New Jersey. Here rolling and slitting mills were erected that engaged in the manufacture of nail rods and bar iron. With the construction of the Morris Canal in 1830, the New Jersey Iron Company was organized. This company built a new plant costing $283,000 (equivalent to $8.6 million in 2025) and imported…
Lock 3 West at Waterloo Village, New Jersey
Chromolithograph of the canal from 1900
Canal in 2018 at Waterloo Village
Scotch or reaction turbine taken from Inclined Plane 3 East on display at Hopatcong State Park. This turbine, running with 47 feet (14 m) head at 58 rpm, venting 90.6 second feet, gives 30% efficiency. Water goes in the bottom, and comes out the sides, relieving pressure on bearings.