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Kenvil in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Morris Canal

1824 1924

 
 
Morris Canal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, December 7, 2015
1. Morris Canal Marker
Inscription. National Registered Landmark-Morris Canal crossed here, 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° 52.766′ N, 74° 37.862′ W. Marker is in Kenvil, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Main Street (US 46). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kenvil NJ 07847, 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 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: First Presbyterian Church at Suckasunny Plains (approx. 0.9 miles away); King House Museum
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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Silas Riggs House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Morris Canal "King's Basin" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of Ferromonte (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Morris Canal (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Morris Canal   1824 – 1924 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dickerson Mine (approx. 1.4 miles away).
 
Morris Canal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, December 7, 2015
2. Morris Canal Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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