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A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%26R_Canal_Trail#Feeder_Canal_Towpath.2FRail-trail feeder canal] was built to supply water to the highest part of the canal at Trenton. The feeder canal started at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull%27s_Island_Recreation_Area Bull's Island], near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenchtown,_New_Jersey Frenchtown] and followed to the east side of the Delaware River on its way southeast to Trenton. | A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%26R_Canal_Trail#Feeder_Canal_Towpath.2FRail-trail feeder canal] was built to supply water to the highest part of the canal at Trenton. The feeder canal started at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull%27s_Island_Recreation_Area Bull's Island], near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenchtown,_New_Jersey Frenchtown] and followed to the east side of the Delaware River on its way southeast to Trenton. | ||
Boats from [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] crossed up the Delaware River to enter the D&R Canal at Bordentown, New Jersey. Barges carrying coal from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Valley Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania] down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Canal Lehigh Canal] crossed down the Delaware River to get into the D&R feeder canal near Frenchtown, New Jersey. Vessels that reached New Brunswick, New Jersey could continue east into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kill Arthur Kill], a tidal strait west of [[Richmond (Staten Island) County, New York|Staten Island]], to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Van_Kull Kill Van Kull] north of Staten Island, and into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_New_York_Bay Upper New York Bay] to reach [[New York (Manhattan) County, New York|New York (Manhattan) County, New York]] as well as neighboring boroughs. | Boats from [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] crossed up the Delaware River to enter the D&R Canal at Bordentown, New Jersey. Barges carrying coal from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Valley Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania] down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Canal Lehigh Canal] crossed down the Delaware River to get into the D&R feeder canal near Frenchtown, New Jersey. Vessels that reached New Brunswick, New Jersey could continue east into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kill Arthur Kill], a tidal strait west of [[Richmond (Staten Island) County, New York Genealogy|Staten Island]], to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Van_Kull Kill Van Kull] north of Staten Island, and into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_New_York_Bay Upper New York Bay] to reach [[New York (Manhattan) County, New York Genealogy|New York (Manhattan) County, New York]] as well as neighboring boroughs. | ||
'''Counties''' south to north along the route: | '''Counties''' south to north along the route: | ||
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:*[[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal | :*[[Somerset County, New Jersey|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|Middlesex County, New Jersey]] on the D&R Canal | ||
::*[[Richmond (Staten Island) County, New York|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|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 | ||
'''Connecting trails.''' The Delaware and Raritan Canal linked to other migration routes at each end.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | '''Connecting trails.''' The Delaware and Raritan Canal linked to other migration routes at each end.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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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 Genealogy|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]. | :*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] a pre-historic pathway serving as the border between [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] rises in [[Schoharie County, New York Genealogy|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 | ||