Wayne in Passaic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Morris Canal
1824 1924
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 27, 2013
1. Morris Canal Marker
National
Registered Landmark
Feeder Canal crossed here
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Passaic County
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Morris Canal series list.
Location. 40° 56.593′ N, 74° 16.727′ W. Marker is in Wayne, New Jersey, in Passaic County. It is on Newark Pompton Turnpike, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the Wayne / Pompton Plains border, on the southeast side of the Pompton River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wayne NJ 07470, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, 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: Welcome to Morris County, NJ (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Newark-Pompton Turnpike (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Morris Canal (approx. half a mile away); Mandeville Farm Encampment Site (approx. 1½ miles away); Giles Mandeville House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Newark Pompton Turnpike (approx. 1.7 miles away); Pompton Plains 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); First Reformed Church (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wayne.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 27, 2013
2. Morris Canal Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 27, 2013
3. Morris Canal Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 27, 2013
4. Morris Canal Marker
Marker as viewed looking south on Newark Pompton Turnpike.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 544 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 27, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
