The Morris Canal: Across New Jersey by Water and Rail

by Robert R. Goller

Book Overview

The Morris Canal was not the longest canal in the world, but it did have one superlative to its credit--it climbed higher than any other canal ever built.

In its time, it was world famous, visited by tourists and technical people from as far away as Europe and Asia.For nearly 100 years, it crossed the hills of northern New Jersey, accomplishing that feat with 23 lift locks and 23 inclined planes.From Lake Hopatcong, the canal ran westward...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467104108
• ISBN13: 9781467104104
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"