19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

New Jersey

 

 

General

 

A Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of the United States – 1840
Brief descriptions of the state's canals begins on page 86.

 

Annual Statements of the Railroad and Canal Companies (1889)
A link to the document.
 

Annual Statements of the Railroad and Canal Companies (1892)
A link to the document.
 

Annual Statements of the Railroad and Canal Companies (1894)
A link to the document.
 

Canal Society of New Jersey
Histories, photographs and maps of the Chesapeake and Raritan and Morris Canals.   Within the Archives section, search categories include objects, photos, archives, people and library.  Specific search items include photos, postcards and documents.  Within the Publications section are past issues of the society's newsletter.
 

Canals and Water Raceways of New Jersey
A list and map of these waterways.

 

New Jersey Canal. - Albert Gallatin, Report of the Secretary of the Treasury; on the Subject of Public Roads and Canals [1808]
Includes an assessment of the feasibility of constructing a canal between the Rariton and Delaware Rivers.
 

New Jersey’s Canals Go to Court

The article begins on page 5 of the Canal Society of New Jersey newsletter.


The New Jersey Canals: State Policy and Private Enterprise, 1820-1832
A book about the development of New Jersey's internal improvements through private, vs. governmental funding, with a focus on the Delaware & Raritan and Morris Canals.
 

Unearthing New Jersey

An article about New Jersey's canals and waater power raceways begins on page 8.


Rev. July, 2025