The Delaware and Raritan Canal at Work

The Delaware and Raritan Canal at Work
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 0738535974
ISBN-13 : 9780738535975
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Delaware and Raritan Canal at Work by : Linda J. Barth

Download or read book The Delaware and Raritan Canal at Work written by Linda J. Barth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Delaware and Raritan Canal connected the Chesapeake Bay with New England ports, allowing a wide variety of vessels to use the waterway and avoid the treacherous Atlantic Ocean. The unusual machinery of the canal--locks, swing bridges, aqueducts, spill gates--is depicted in detail in The Delaware and Raritan Canal at Work. The book focuses on many of the businesses that operated along the canal, including farms, food-packing companies, rubber-reclaiming plants, coal yards, quarries, Johnson & Johnson, and Atlantic Terra Cotta. It includes scenic views along this famous waterway, one of the most successful towpath canals in the United States.


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