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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Canals|Canals]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal|Delaware and Raritan Canal]]'' | ''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Canals|Canals]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal|Delaware and Raritan Canal]]'' | ||
[[Image:{{Delaware and Raritan Canal Lock Pic}}]]The '''Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal)''' in [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] was a reliable, energy-efficient route between [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadephia]] and [[New York City, New York|New York City]] from 1834 to 1932. It also made a shorter route for boats from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthracite_coal anthracite coal] fields of eastern [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] to reach [[New York City, New York|New York City]]. The canal reached from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raritan_River Raritan River] at [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] at Trenton, [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer, New Jersey]], and then along the Delaware River to Bordentown, [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington, New Jersey]]. One feeder canal stretched from Trenton northwest to Frenchtown, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon, New Jersey]]. The main canal from New Brunswick to Bordentown was 44 miles (71 km) long; with the feeder canals the total was 66 miles (107 km) long.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Delaware and Raritan Canal" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal (accessed 26 November 2011).</ref> <br><br> | [[Image:{{Delaware and Raritan Canal Lock Pic}}]]The '''Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal)''' in [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] was a reliable, energy-efficient route between [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadephia]] and [[New York City, New York|New York City]] from 1834 to 1932. It also made a shorter route for boats from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthracite_coal anthracite coal] fields of eastern [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] to reach [[New York City, New York|New York City]]. The canal reached from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raritan_River Raritan River] at [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] at Trenton, [[Mercer County, New Jersey Genealogy|Mercer, New Jersey]], and then along the Delaware River to Bordentown, [[Burlington County, New Jersey Genealogy|Burlington, New Jersey]]. One feeder canal stretched from Trenton northwest to Frenchtown, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey Genealogy|Hunterdon, New Jersey]]. The main canal from New Brunswick to Bordentown was 44 miles (71 km) long; with the feeder canals the total was 66 miles (107 km) long.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Delaware and Raritan Canal" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal (accessed 26 November 2011).</ref> <br><br> | ||
As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canals canals] developed in [[United States|America]] settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the canals provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a canal, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a [[:Category:Migration Routes|connecting waterway or migration route]]. | As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canals canals] developed in [[United States|America]] settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the canals provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a canal, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a [[:Category:Migration Routes|connecting waterway or migration route]]. | ||
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::*[[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Lehigh County, Pennsylvania]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Canal Lehigh Canal] | ::*[[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Lehigh County, Pennsylvania]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Canal Lehigh Canal] | ||
::*[[Northampton County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Northampton County, Pennsylvania]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Canal Lehigh Canal] connected via the Delaware River | ::*[[Northampton County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Northampton County, Pennsylvania]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Canal Lehigh Canal] connected via the Delaware River | ||
:*[[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal | :*[[Burlington County, New Jersey Genealogy|Burlington, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal | ||
:*[[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal, and ''feeder'' canal | :*[[Mercer County, New Jersey Genealogy|Mercer County, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal, and ''feeder'' canal | ||
:*[[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] on the D&R ''feeder'' canal | :*[[Hunterdon County, New Jersey Genealogy|Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] on the D&R ''feeder'' canal | ||
:*[[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal | :*[[Somerset County, New Jersey Genealogy|Somerset County, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal | ||
:*[[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal | :*[[Middlesex County, New Jersey Genealogy|Middlesex County, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal | ||
::*[[Richmond (Staten Island) County, New York Genealogy|Richmond (Staten Island), New York]] connected via the Raritan River, and Arthur Kill | ::*[[Richmond (Staten Island) County, New York Genealogy|Richmond (Staten Island), New York]] connected via the Raritan River, and Arthur Kill | ||
::*[[New York (Manhattan) County, New York Genealogy|New York (Manhattan), New York]] connected via the Raritan River, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, and Upper New York Bay | ::*[[New York (Manhattan) County, New York Genealogy|New York (Manhattan), New York]] connected via the Raritan River, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, and Upper New York Bay | ||
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:*the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Sound Long Island Sound] connected [[New York City, New York|New York City]] 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/Long_Island_Sound Long Island Sound] connected [[New York City, New York|New York City]] with [[:Category:Europe|Europe]], [[:Category:Africa|Africa]], the [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]], and [[:Category:South America|South America]] | ||
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] a navigable river stretching from north of [[Albany, New York|Albany]] then flowing south to empty into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean] at [[New York City, New York|New York City]] | :*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] a navigable river stretching from north of [[Albany, New York|Albany]] then flowing south to empty into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean] at [[New York City, New York|New York City]] | ||
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raritan_River Raritan River] a navigable river which rises in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] and flows through central New Jersey past [[Manville, New Jersey|Manville]] to [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]] where it meets the tide. | :*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raritan_River Raritan River] a navigable river which rises in [[Morris County, New Jersey Genealogy|Morris County]] and flows through central New Jersey past [[Manville, New Jersey|Manville]] to [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]] where it meets the tide. | ||
:*[[Great Shamokin Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island Long Island] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] mostly in [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] | :*[[Great Shamokin Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island Long Island] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] mostly in [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] | ||
:*Port of [[New York City, New York|New York City]] 1624 where ships from around the world brought immigrants, and boats could go up the Hudson River | :*Port of [[New York City, New York|New York City]] 1624 where ships from around the world brought immigrants, and boats could go up the Hudson River | ||