Denville Township in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Morris Canal
1824 1924
Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015
1. Morris Canal Marker
Erected by Morris County.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Morris Canal, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.
Location. 40° 54.195′ N, 74° 27.918′ W. Marker is near Denville, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is in Denville Township. It is at the intersection of Diamond Spring Road (County Road 603) and Mary Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Diamond Spring Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 278 Diamond Spring Road, Denville NJ 07834, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: E.C. Peer & Sons Store (a few steps from this marker); The Diamond Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peter Cook House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Job Allen Iron Works (approx. Ύ mile away); Denville Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Kitchel Homestead (approx. 1½ miles away); Mountain Lakes World War II Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mountain Lakes World War I Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denville.
Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015
2. Morris Canal Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,689 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
