George Street Tunnel Stones

George Street Tunnel Stones. . History , The stones here were excavated from George Street before the route 18 expansion in the late 1970's and early 1980's. , , It was believed that when the Delaware and Raritan Canal constructed Lock #13 at New Brunswick, goods were transferred through the tunnel to the basement of the Buccleuch Mansion, although this has not been verified. At the time, General Joseph Scott (1778-1871) and his family resided there. , , Other unverified uses of the tunnel were that it was for arms and ammunitions smuggling during the Revolution, as a connection to a station of the underground railroad. , , The stones are inscribed with a variety of markings, some which may be masonic. Similar inscriptions have been found at Weston Mills Pond and the Lawrence Brook areas. , , The remaining stones have markings and names that remain to be identified.