Delaware and Raritan Canal
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The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a canal in central New Jersey, built in the 1830s, that connects the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was an efficient and reliable means of transportation of
A section of the canal as seen from a footbridge in 2013
The canal's terminus in New Brunswick, New Jersey
This section of the Trenton Freeway was built directly over the canal, which still flows underneath
The canal lock with a dam constructed in place of the upper gate, 2005
Delaware River
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The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is the longest free-flowing river in the Eastern United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock, New
Delaware and Raritan Canal
…The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) is a canal in central New Jersey, built in the 1830s, that connects the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadelphia and New York City, transporting anthracite…
The Delaware River flowing through the Delaware Water Gap between Northampton County, Pennsylvania (left) and Warren County, New Jersey in (right)
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, the river's namesake
Lumberville Wing Dam
A 1655 Swedish nautical chart showing part of the Delaware River when the river was part of the Swedish colony New Sweden