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Zarephath in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lock No. 10
 
Lock No. 10 Photo, Click for full size
By John Ben Urban, August 26, 2010
1. Lock No. 10
 
Inscription. The Delaware and Raritan Canal was built, 1830 - 34, by Canvass White. Closed in 1933, it now supplies water for industry
 
Location. 40° 32.472′ N, 74° 34.043′ W. Marker is in Zarephath, New Jersey, in Somerset County. Marker is on Weston Canal Road (Route 623 at milepost 2.5). Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Zarephath NJ 08890, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Washington’s Route from Princeton (approx. 1.4 miles away); Derrick Van Veghten House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); Locks on the D&R Canal (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Frelinghuysen Tavern (approx. 2.4 miles away); Battle of Bound Brook (approx. 2.4 miles away); Queen’s Bridge (approx. 2.4 miles away); Abraham Staats House (approx. 2.4 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Canvass White 1790-1834. (Submitted on September 2, 2010, by John Ben Urban of Stewartsville, New Jersey.)
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on August 26, 2010, by John Ben Urban of Stewartsville, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 209 times since then. Photo   1. submitted on August 26, 2010, by John Ben Urban of Stewartsville, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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