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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Canals|Canals]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Canals|Canals]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[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]] 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]] 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]] 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]] 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> | ||
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:*Great Valley Road 1744 | :*Great Valley Road 1744 | ||
:*Forbes Road 1758 | :*Forbes Road 1758 | ||
:*[[ | :*[[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]] | ||
The migration pathways connected at the northeast end of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' in [[New York City, New York|New York City]] included: | The migration pathways connected at the northeast end of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' in [[New York City, New York|New York City]] included: | ||
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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]] | ||
:*Raritan River a navigable river | :*[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. | ||
:*[[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]] | :*[[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]] | ||
:*Port of New York City 1624 where ships from around the world brought immigrants, and boats could go up the Hudston River | :*Port of New York City 1624 where ships from around the world brought immigrants, and boats could go up the Hudston River | ||
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:*[[King's Highway]] (or Boston Post Road) 1673 connected [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and many coastal cities between | :*[[King's Highway]] (or Boston Post Road) 1673 connected [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and many coastal cities between | ||
:*[[Morris Canal]] 1831 connected [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] (and NY City) to [[Philipsburg, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and part of [[Pennsylvania]] | :*[[Morris Canal]] 1831 connected [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] (and NY City) to [[Philipsburg, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and part of [[Pennsylvania]] | ||
:*[[ | :*[[Delaware and Raritan Canal]] 1834 connected [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raritan_River Raritan River] (and NY City) to [[Bordontown, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and parts of [[Pennsylvania]] | ||
Also, the [[King's Highway]] crossed over the middle of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' at Trenton, Princeton, and New Brunswick in New Jersey. | Also, the [[King's Highway]] crossed over the middle of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' at Trenton, Princeton, and New Brunswick in New Jersey. | ||