Delaware and Raritan Canal

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canal historic waterway tourist attraction transportation infrastructure

The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Delaware and Raritan Canal canonical	32
Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor	4
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park	2
Delaware and Raritan Canal region	2
Delaware and Raritan Canal historic district	1
Delaware and Raritan Canal lock structures	1
Delaware and Raritan Canal lock structures near Griggstown	1
Delaware and Raritan Canal vicinity	1
Feeder Canal along the Delaware River	1
Main Canal between Trenton and New Brunswick	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal ⓘ historic waterway ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ
closedForCommercialTraffic	1932 ⓘ
connectedIndustrialRegion	New York City region via Raritan Bay ⓘ Pennsylvania coal fields ⓘ
connectsCity	New Brunswick, New Jersey ⓘ Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
connectsTo	Delaware River ⓘ Raritan River ⓘ
constructionBegan	1830 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossesCounty	Mercer County, New Jersey ⓘ Middlesex County, New Jersey ⓘ Somerset County, New Jersey ⓘ
dateListedOnNRHP	1973 ⓘ
endPoint	New Brunswick, New Jersey ⓘ
followsRiver	Delaware River ⓘ
formsBackboneOf	Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail ⓘ surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park trail system
hasPart	Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail ⓘ surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath Delaware and Raritan Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Feeder Canal along the Delaware River Delaware and Raritan Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Main Canal between Trenton and New Brunswick
historicalEra	19th century ⓘ
historicDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
inception	1834 ⓘ
length	about 66 miles ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
locatedInRegion	central New Jersey ⓘ
maintainedAs	linear state park ⓘ
NRHPType	historic district ⓘ
opened	1834 ⓘ
operator	New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry ⓘ
ownedBy	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: State of New Jersey
partOf	Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park ⓘ
primaryCargo	anthracite coal from Pennsylvania ⓘ
startPoint	Bordentown, New Jersey ⓘ
usedFor	boating ⓘ canoeing ⓘ cycling ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ horseback riding ⓘ kayaking ⓘ recreation ⓘ transportation of coal ⓘ transportation of freight ⓘ
waterSource	Delaware River ⓘ surface form: Delaware River at Bull’s Island

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail → follows → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail → namedAfter → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park

Griggstown, New Jersey → locatedOn → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Griggstown, New Jersey → developedAlong → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

East Millstone, New Jersey → locatedOnWaterway → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

East Millstone, New Jersey → hasLandmark → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal lock structures

Montgomery Township, New Jersey → hasWaterway → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Zarephath, New Jersey → locatedNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Kingston, New Jersey → hasWaterway → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Kingston, New Jersey → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park

Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey → locatedOn → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Hunterdon County, New Jersey → hasHistoricSite → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Palmer Stadium → locatedNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Ewing Township → adjacentToWaterBody → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal vicinity

Delaware and Raritan Canal → hasPart → Delaware and Raritan Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feeder Canal along the Delaware River

Delaware and Raritan Canal → hasPart → Delaware and Raritan Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main Canal between Trenton and New Brunswick

Griggstown Historic District → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal region

Griggstown Historic District → associatedWith → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Griggstown Historic District → contains → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal lock structures near Griggstown

Griggstown Causeway → near → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Millstone, New Jersey → locatedNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

West Trenton, New Jersey → nearWaterBody → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Hopewell Valley → hasHistoricSite → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Millstone Valley Scenic Byway → follows → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

NJ 518 → crosses → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Route 518 → passesNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Route 518 (New Jersey)

South Bound Brook, New Jersey → adjacentTo → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

South Bound Brook, New Jersey → hasNearbyHistoricSite → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor

New Jersey Route 29 → parallelTo → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

East Millstone, New Jersey → transportationNearby → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Route 29 → adjacentTo → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Route 29 (New Jersey)

Kingston Village Historic District → locatedNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Kingston Mill Historic District (nearby) → followsTransportationRoute → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Kingston Mill Historic District

Kingston Mill Historic District (nearby) → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Kingston Mill Historic District

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor

Cook Natural Area (local open space) → near → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Cook Natural Area

Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal → locatedOn → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor

Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal → hasView → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Lake Carnegie shoreline → adjacentTo → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Rocky Hill, New Jersey → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal region

Port Mercer → locatedOnWaterway → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Port Mercer → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor

Port Mercer Canal House → locatedAlong → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

Port Mercer Canal House → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware and Raritan Canal historic district

Port Mercer Canal House → category → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ