A Bit of History

Morris Canal Trail - Waterloo Road

The Morris Canal was a series of water driven incline planes that carried coal from Phillipsburg, NJ to Jersey City, NJ (107 miles) for a century from the 1820's - 1920's. It was considered an engineering marval of its time.

Several of the artifacts from the Canal remain as historical landmarks in NW NJ. This site is a trail marking where the canal originally crossed on its long journey eastward.

The canal became obsolete with the advent of the railroad.

I thought it would be appropriate to illustrate it in a sepia antique plate.

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Thank You,
Karen