Delaware And Raritan Canal

Begun in 1832, canal follows Delaware River to Trenton then New Brunswick. Built by Irish immigrants, canal fell into disuse with advent of railroads in 1850.

Marker is on New Jersey Route 29, on the right when traveling south.

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Centre Bridge / Delaware and Raritan Canal Feeder

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Centre Bridge

The Center Bridge Company was incorporated to construct a toll bridge across the Delaware River here in 1812, completely reconstructed in 1830, and substantially repaired in 1841 after a damaging flood. The bridge, a covered timber structure, was ...

1st Regiment Delaware Volunteers

Advance skirmish line

of

1st Reg. Del. Vol's.

July 2nd and 3rd 1863.

Marker can be reached from Long Lane, on the left when traveling west.

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Delaware Village Historic District

Listed on the State & National Registers of Historical Places 2004

John I. Blair founded Delaware Village in the 1850's as a station on the newly built Warren Railroad in a rural neighborhood first settled circa 1740. While the station was ...

Delaware & Hudson Railroad

The arrival of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad at Lake George in 1882 had a significant impact on life in the region. Early vacationers often arrived in rail cars direct from New York City and Albany. While the rich and ...

Delaware

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(Listing of the members of the 1st and 2nd Delaware Infantry)

Delaware at Gettysburg

The First and Second Delaware Infantry Regiments arrived on the battlefield early on July 2 and took positions in the Federal line along Cemetery Ridge. That day, both ...

Delaware Memorial Bridge

1951 — 1968

South Span — Dedicated August 16, 1951

North Span — Dedicated September 12, 1968

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey dedicated these bridges on September 12, 1968 to the men and women of the State of Delaware and the State of ...

Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park

Historical Significance

Dug by hand, mostly be Irish immigrants, the 66 mile D & R Canal was completed in 1834. 75 feet wide and 8 feet deep, the canal originally had 14 locks to raise and lower boat traffic.

Washington Crossing the Delaware

A Bicentennial gift to the people of the United States from Citizens of the Bedford Indiana area and the Indiana Limestone Industry July 5, 1976.

Marker is on River Road (Pennsylvania Route 32) near General Washington Memorial Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route ...

Crossing of the Delaware

This tablet is erected by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey to commemorate the Crossing of the Delaware by General Washington and the Continental army on Christmas night of seventeen hundred and seventy six.

Marker is ...