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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|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|New Jersey]]'s most beloved [http://www.dandrcanal.com/park_index.html parks].<ref name="D&RC" /> | ||
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=== Canal Route === | === Canal Route === | ||
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:*[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|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, New York|New York City]] 1624 where ships from around the world brought immigrants, and boats could go up the | :*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 | ||
:*[[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]] (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669 | :*[[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]] (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669 | ||
:*[[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 | ||
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