Raven Rock in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Delaware & Raritan Canal
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Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 15, 2009
1. Delaware & Raritan Canal Marker
From 1830 to 1834, an army of ditch diggers, carpenters and masons - many of whom were Irish immigrants - built the canal. Large numbers perished during the cholera epidemic. It is believed that they were buried along the route of the canal.
This stone from Lock 13 at New Brunswick. Dedicated in 2001
Erected 2001.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 40° 24.594′ N, 75° 2.15′ W. Marker is in Raven Rock, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is at the intersection of New Jersey Route 29 and Quarry Road, on the right when traveling south on New Jersey Route 29. Marker is located at the Bull's Island State Park Visitors Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockton NJ 08559, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central Jersey, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Uranium Ore (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lumberville - Ravenrock Toll-Supported Pedestrian Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delaware Canal / Pennsylvania Canal (approx. Ό mile away in Pennsylvania); Martin Johnson Heade
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Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 15, 2009
2. Delaware & Raritan Canal Marker
Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 15, 2009
3. Bull's Island Bulletin Board
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4. Delaware & Raritan Canal - Lock at Bull's Island
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5. Delaware & Raritan Canal
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6. Delaware & Raritan Canal
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7. Delaware & Raritan Canal.
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8. Delaware & Raritan Canal
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9. Delaware & Raritan Canal
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,526 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
