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The construction of the Delaware and Raritan Canal in central [[New Jersey|New Jersey]] began in 1830 and was completed in 1834. It was dug mostly by [[Ireland|Irish]] immigrants, and mostly by hand. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_lock Locks] were built to help boats up and down the elevation changes along the canal. The upper gate of each lock was replaced with a dam and outlet gate after the canal closed. Canal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spillway spillways], marked by low spots on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towpath towpath], drained excess water into the nearby river in times of flood.<ref name="D&RC">"Delaware and Raritan Canal History" in ''Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park'' at http://www.dandrcanal.com/history.html (accessed 1 December 2011).</ref> | The construction of the Delaware and Raritan Canal in central [[New Jersey|New Jersey]] began in 1830 and was completed in 1834. It was dug mostly by [[Ireland|Irish]] immigrants, and mostly by hand. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_lock Locks] were built to help boats up and down the elevation changes along the canal. The upper gate of each lock was replaced with a dam and outlet gate after the canal closed. Canal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spillway spillways], marked by low spots on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towpath towpath], drained excess water into the nearby river in times of flood.<ref name="D&RC">"Delaware and Raritan Canal History" in ''Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park'' at http://www.dandrcanal.com/history.html (accessed 1 December 2011).</ref> | ||
A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%26R_Canal_Trail#Feeder_Canal_Towpath.2FRail-trail feeder canal] was built starting near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenchtown,_New_Jersey Frenchtown] to supply water to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey Trenton], the highest elevation on the canal. From the completion of the feeder canal, it also was used to carry cargo boats. The feeder canal was soon expanded to allow coal barges from [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] canals into the system.<ref name="D&RC" /> | A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%26R_Canal_Trail#Feeder_Canal_Towpath.2FRail-trail feeder canal] was built starting near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenchtown,_New_Jersey Frenchtown] to supply water to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey Trenton], the highest elevation on the canal. From the completion of the feeder canal, it also was used to carry cargo boats. The feeder canal was soon expanded to allow coal barges from [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] canals into the system.<ref name="D&RC" /> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge Barges] were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse-drawn_boat drawn by horses] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towpath towpath] paved with crushed stone until around 1843, when steam powered barges were introduced. The peak usage years on the canal were the 1860s and 1870s when 80 percent of the cargo was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal coal] on the way to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City].<ref name="D&RC" /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge Barges] were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse-drawn_boat drawn by horses] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towpath towpath] paved with crushed stone until around 1843, when steam powered barges were introduced. The peak usage years on the canal were the 1860s and 1870s when 80 percent of the cargo was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal coal] on the way to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City].<ref name="D&RC" /> | ||
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:*the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Bay Delaware Bay] connected [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] with [[:Category:Europe|Europe]], [[:Category:Africa|Africa]], the [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]], and [[:Category:South America|South America]] | :*the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Bay Delaware Bay] connected [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] with [[:Category:Europe|Europe]], [[:Category:Africa|Africa]], the [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]], and [[:Category:South America|South America]] | ||
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] a pre-historic pathway serving as the border between [[New Jersey|New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] rises in [[Schoharie County, New York|Schoharie County, New York]] and flows by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Canal Lehigh Canal] in Pennsylvania, [[Frenchtown, New Jersey|Frenchtown]], [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] where river meets tidewater, and past [[Bordentown, New Jersey|Bordentown]] in New Jersey, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] in Pennsylvania to empty into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean North Atlantic Ocean]. | :*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] a pre-historic pathway serving as the border between [[New Jersey|New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] rises in [[Schoharie County, New York|Schoharie County, New York]] and flows by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Canal Lehigh Canal] in Pennsylvania, [[Frenchtown, New Jersey|Frenchtown]], [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] where river meets tidewater, and past [[Bordentown, New Jersey|Bordentown]] in New Jersey, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] in Pennsylvania to empty into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean North Atlantic Ocean]. | ||
:*[[Minsi Path|Minsi Path]] a pre-historic American Indian trail from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Kingston, New York|Kingston, New York]]. | :*[[Minsi Path|Minsi Path]] a pre-historic American Indian trail from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Kingston, New York|Kingston, New York]]. | ||
:*[[King's Highway]] 1673 connected [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and many coastal cities between | :*[[King's Highway]] 1673 connected [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and many coastal cities between | ||