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By Bill Coughlin, May 17, 2008
Marker in Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► New Jersey, Somerset County, South Bound Brook — Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park —  |
| Historical Significance Dug by hand, mostly be Irish immigrants, the 66 mile D & R Canal was completed in 1834. 75 feet wide and 8 feet deep, the canal originally had 14 locks to raise and lower boat traffic. The D & R Canal operated as an . . . — — Map (db m15661) HM | |||
| 2 ► New Jersey, Somerset County, South Bound Brook — Locks on the D&R Canal — Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park — |
| A natural waterway follows the contours of the land over which it flows, the depth of water varies, depending on the quantity and velocity of flow. To maintain the constant depth of water required for transportation, a canal is engineered as a . . . — — Map (db m15663) HM | |||