Delaware and Raritan Canal

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The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal ⓘ
historic waterway ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ
closedForCommercialTraffic 1932 ⓘ
connectedIndustrialRegion New York City region via Raritan Bay ⓘ
Pennsylvania coal fields ⓘ
connectsCity New Brunswick, New Jersey ⓘ
Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
connectsTo Delaware River ⓘ
Raritan River ⓘ
constructionBegan 1830 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossesCounty Mercer County, New Jersey ⓘ
Middlesex County, New Jersey ⓘ
Somerset County, New Jersey ⓘ
dateListedOnNRHP 1973 ⓘ
endPoint New Brunswick, New Jersey ⓘ
followsRiver Delaware River ⓘ
formsBackboneOf Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park trail system ⓘ
hasPart Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath ⓘ
Feeder Canal along the Delaware River ⓘ
Main Canal between Trenton and New Brunswick ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
historicDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
inception 1834 ⓘ
length about 66 miles ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn New Jersey ⓘ
locatedInRegion central New Jersey ⓘ
maintainedAs linear state park ⓘ
NRHPType historic district ⓘ
opened 1834 ⓘ
operator New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry ⓘ
ownedBy State of New Jersey ⓘ
partOf Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park ⓘ
primaryCargo anthracite coal from Pennsylvania ⓘ
startPoint Bordentown, New Jersey ⓘ
usedFor boating ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ
cycling ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
transportation of coal ⓘ
transportation of freight ⓘ
waterSource Delaware River at Bull’s Island ⓘ
linked to: Delaware River

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Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail → follows → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail → namedAfter → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Griggstown, New Jersey → locatedOn → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Griggstown, New Jersey → developedAlong → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
East Millstone, New Jersey → locatedOnWaterway → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
East Millstone, New Jersey → hasLandmark → Delaware and Raritan Canal lock structures ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Montgomery Township, New Jersey → hasWaterway → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Zarephath, New Jersey → locatedNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Kingston, New Jersey → hasWaterway → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Kingston, New Jersey → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey → locatedOn → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Hunterdon County, New Jersey → hasHistoricSite → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Palmer Stadium → locatedNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Ewing Township → adjacentToWaterBody → Delaware and Raritan Canal vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Delaware and Raritan Canal → hasPart → Feeder Canal along the Delaware River ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Delaware and Raritan Canal → hasPart → Main Canal between Trenton and New Brunswick ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Griggstown Historic District → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal region ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Griggstown Historic District → associatedWith → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Griggstown Historic District → contains → Delaware and Raritan Canal lock structures near Griggstown ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Griggstown Causeway → near → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Millstone, New Jersey → locatedNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
West Trenton, New Jersey → nearWaterBody → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Hopewell Valley → hasHistoricSite → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Millstone Valley Scenic Byway → follows → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
NJ 518 → crosses → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Route 518 (New Jersey) → passesNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
subject linked to: Route 518
South Bound Brook, New Jersey → adjacentTo → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
South Bound Brook, New Jersey → hasNearbyHistoricSite → Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
New Jersey Route 29 → parallelTo → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
East Millstone, New Jersey → transportationNearby → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Route 29 (New Jersey) → adjacentTo → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
subject linked to: Route 29
Kingston Village Historic District → locatedNear → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Kingston Mill Historic District → followsTransportationRoute → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Kingston Mill Historic District → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Cook Natural Area → near → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal → hasView → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Lake Carnegie shoreline → adjacentTo → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Rocky Hill, New Jersey → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal region ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Port Mercer → locatedOnWaterway → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Port Mercer → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Port Mercer Canal House → locatedAlong → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Port Mercer Canal House → partOf → Delaware and Raritan Canal historic district ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Port Mercer Canal House → category → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Prallsville Mills → overlooks → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Township of Franklin → traversedBy → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ
Township of Franklin → hasHistoricalFeature → Delaware and Raritan Canal historic district ⓘ
linked to: Delaware and Raritan Canal
Stockton, New Jersey → nearWaterway → Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ