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SadMasterpiece7019 t1_j0d5849 wrote

Reply to comment by sutisuc in Boonton, New Jersey, circa 1900. "Top of plane, Morris and Essex Canal." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. by AxlCobainVedder

You'd be surprised how much of it actually still exists!

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sutisuc t1_j0d8ofc wrote

I’ve seen all the spots lol there’s not much left of it especially considering how much of the Delaware and raritan is still around and even more so with something like the Erie Canal in NYS. And then you have a place like Waterloo village that is basically falling down around itself.

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introspeck t1_j0daw1m wrote

I criss-cross the Morris canal right-of-way on backroads near Washington NJ and other towns. No canal left, just signs saying the canal used to be there.

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SadMasterpiece7019 t1_j0g2ear wrote

Here's a lidar map showing the area just east of Washington. You can see the remains of the canal highlighted in green. It's still there.

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introspeck t1_j0h3cex wrote

Cool. Perhaps some sections near the roads got filled in. Usually when I see a historical marker for the canal, I can make out the remnants of the towpath, but no trench for the canal. Probably if I followed the path I'd find more.

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