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.
Statements (49)
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1825 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedToTransport | coal from Pennsylvania to New York Harbor ⓘ |
| endPoint | Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | George P. MacCulloch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Passaic River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pompton River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
inclined planes
ⓘ
locks ⓘ |
| hasRemnant |
Inclined Plane 9 West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morris Canal Greenway NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterloo Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed segments on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| length | approximately 102 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Boonton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ Jersey City NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark NERFINISHED ⓘ Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillipsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCargo | anthracite coal ⓘ |
| replacedBy | railroads ⓘ |
| significance | facilitated industrial development in New Jersey ⓘ |
| startPoint | Phillipsburg, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
ⓘ
partially preserved ⓘ |
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