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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" /> | 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] | [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" /> | ||
In 1830 construction of a railroad was started in the same area as the canal. To prevent competition of the canal and railroad from driving each other out of business the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_New_Jersey_Railroad_and_Canal_Company two concerns were eventually merged]. In 1855 tracks also were laid near the feeder canal known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Delaware_Railroad Belvidere-Delaware Railroad]. In time the faster railroads took business from the canal. The last profitable year for the canal was 1892. However, the D&R Canal remained open until 1932. Following its closure to cargo traffic it was turned into one of [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]]'s most beloved [http://www.dandrcanal.com/park_index.html parks].<ref name="D&RC" /> | In 1830 construction of a railroad was started in the same area as the canal. To prevent competition of the canal and railroad from driving each other out of business the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_New_Jersey_Railroad_and_Canal_Company two concerns were eventually merged]. In 1855 tracks also were laid near the feeder canal known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Delaware_Railroad Belvidere-Delaware Railroad]. In time the faster railroads took business from the canal. The last profitable year for the canal was 1892. However, the D&R Canal remained open until 1932. Following its closure to cargo traffic it was turned into one of [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]]'s most beloved [http://www.dandrcanal.com/park_index.html parks].<ref name="D&RC" /> | ||
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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 Genealogy|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] | Boats from [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|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. | ||
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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 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]] | :*[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 | ||
:*[[Great Valley Road|Great Valley Road]] | :*[[Great Valley Road|Great Valley Road]] an ancient American Indian trail that served as the border to Indian land until 1744 and then became one of the most important westward migration routes from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Knoxville Knox County Tennessee|Knoxville, Tennessee]] including a south fork from [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, Virginia]] to [[Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy|Augusta, Georgia]]. | ||
:*[[Forbes Road|Forbes Road]] | :*[[Forbes Road|Forbes Road]] built during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War French and Indian War] in 1758 to help the British army attack French forces by reaching from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Duquesne Fort Duquesne] ([[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]). | ||
:*[[Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal|Delaware and Raritan Canal]] 1834 connected [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] on the Raritan River (and NY City) to [[Bordontown, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and parts of [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] | :*[[Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal|Delaware and Raritan Canal]] 1834 connected [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] on the Raritan River (and NY City) to [[Bordontown, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and parts of [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] | ||
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