"Morris Canal: A century after its demise, 102-mile watery relic is reborn with new role: Shreds of the old Morris Canal that somehow avoided destruction are being restored as hiking trails and …

Spanning 102 miles, the Morris Canal stretched from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City, overcoming the rugged terrain of New Jersey’s highlands. To manage an elevation …

Begun in 1825, the Morris Canal was completed in 1836. The canal’s 109-mile length extended across New Jersey, beginning in Phillipsburg, Warren County and terminating in Jersey City, …

In 1824 the Morris Canal & Banking Company (MC&BC) was chartered to build a canal that would carry coal, mined in Pennsylvania, to developing markets along the eastern seaboard.

Operated from 1831 to 1924, the Morris Canal was considered an engineering marvel of its time, but, by the end of its life, it had been surpassed by railroads as a shipping route.

Jun 22, 2020 · A brief overview of New Jersey's Morris Canal, which opened in 1831 and included water-powered inclined planes that could raise and lower boats by 100 feet.

Jan 14, 2024 · The Morris Canal was an engineering marvel. Created by manual labor, it was mainly intended to transport coal from Pennsylvania's anthracite coal fields to northern New …

Apr 19, 2025 · In operation between 1831 and 1924, the Morris Canal stretched over 100 miles across New Jersey connecting the coalfields of northeastern Pennsylvania with northern New …

The Morris Canal was built from 1825 to 1831 to transport Pennsylvania coal to markets in New Jersey and New York. Known as the “Mountain Climbing Canal,” it overcame an elevation …

In the early 1830s the Morris Canal opened across northern New Jersey, from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Newark, and later to Jersey City on the Hudson River. It provided a …