Morris Canal Brooklyn Lock - Lake Hopatcong
During the winter canal boats would dock together near New York Bay until the warmer weather.
Morris Canal Lock 10 East - Powerville
Morris Canal Plane 6 East - Rockaway
In the 1920's the Balbach operation was closed in favor of facilities closer to where the ore was dug up. The land was purchased by the county and converted into a baseball field.
Morris Canal Lock 17 East - Newark
Morris Canal Lock 21 East - Jersey City
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This photo gallery of the Morris Canal takes you along its 102-mile route across northern New Jersey. Beginning in Phillipsburg, NJ, each successive photo follows the canal eastward until it reaches its endpoint at Jersey City, NJ.
Sketch by artist August Will.
This view is looking north across the bridge into Jersey City.
Looking S/SE from Ave C / Old Bergen Rd Bridge. Today Rt 78 Turnpike Extention
Jersey City History 1921
