Boonton, New Jersey, circa 1900. "Top of plane, Morris and Essex Canal." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company.SadMasterpiece7019 t1_j0d55wp wrote
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Lake Hopatcong was the primary feeder, as it was the highest elevation on the canal. The canal passed through a number of rivers on its way to either end of the state, including the Musconetcong, Rockaway, Passaic, and there was a feeder canal from the Pompton River. At the plane in Boonton the Rockaway River just carried the water around the hill until the canal met up with it again around where 287 and Main Street meet.
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