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Record Group: Commission to Investigate and Report upon the Abandonment of Navigation of the Morris Canal
Series: Reports and Photographs, 1903
Accession #: 1979.005
Series #:  SZMOR001
Guide Date:   3/1992 (JK); rev. (LHB)
Volume:  0.5 c.f. [1 box]


Content Note | Contents

Page 1: Images 1-17, Jersey City to Bloomfield
Page 2: Images 18-32, East of Paterson to Montville
Page 3: Images 33-52, East of Boonton to Wharton

Page 4: Images 53-75, Ledgewood to West of Hackettstown
Page 5: Images 76-91, Near Port Colden to Phillipsburg



Images 53-75, Ledgewood to West of Hackettstown

No.
Caption
Image
53.
"From Head of Plane 2 East, near Lake Hopatcong." [Ledgewood; looking south; Plane 3 cradle visible in distance]
"From Head of Plane 2 East, near Lake Hopatcong." [Ledgewood; looking south; Plane 3 cradle visible in distance]
54.
"Canal at Will's Basin, near Lake Hopatcong." [top of Plane 1 East, looking west]
"Canal at Will's Basin, near Lake Hopatcong." [top of Plane 1 East, looking west]
55.
"Canal at Lake Hopatcong, Lackawanna R. R. Station." [looking west from the station]
"Canal at Lake Hopatcong, Lackawanna R. R. Station." [looking west from the station]
56.
"Near Lake Hopatcong Station." [Will's Basin; similar to #54]
"Near Lake Hopatcong Station." [Will's Basin; similar to #54]
57.
"Lake Hopatcong, Lock at the Feeder." [looking north; actually the stop gate, not the lock]
"Lake Hopatcong, Lock at the Feeder." [looking north; actually the stop gate, not the lock]
58.
"The Feeder leading from Lake Hopatcong to the Morris Canal." [looking north; lock on left]
"The Feeder leading from Lake Hopatcong to the Morris Canal." [looking north; lock on left]
59.
"Canal at Port Murray." [looking east]
"Canal at Port Murray." [looking east]
60.
"Canal at Stanhope." [towpath across Lake Musconetcong, looking west toward Stanhope]
"Canal at Stanhope." [towpath across Lake Musconetcong, looking west toward Stanhope]
61.
"Head of Plane 1 West, near Port Morris." [actually at Port Morris, looking west]
"Head of Plane 1 West, near Port Morris." [actually at Port Morris, looking west]
62.
"Stanhope Furnaces."
"Stanhope Furnaces."
63.
"Wharton Furnace from the Canal at Wharton." [looking north]
"Wharton Furnace from the Canal at Wharton." [looking north]
64.
"Wharton from the Wharton Furnace on the Canal." [looking west]
"Wharton from the Wharton Furnace on the Canal." [looking west]
65.
"Plane No.7, near Port Washington." [looking northwest]
"Plane No.7, near Port Washington." [looking northwest]
66.
"Canal showing Lock 4 West, near Lowrance's Landing." [Guinea Hollow Lock, Elsie's Tavern; looking north]
"Canal showing Lock 4 West, near Lowrance's Landing." [Guinea Hollow Lock, Elsie's Tavern; looking north]
67.
"Canal and Plane 1 East, Shippenport." [looking north]
"Canal showing Lock 4 West, near Lowrance's Landing." [Guinea Hollow Lock, Elsie's Tavern; looking north]
68.
"Canal near Waterloo."
"Canal near Waterloo."
69.
"Canal at Waterloo." [questionable]
"Canal at Waterloo." [questionable]
70.
"Lock 5 West, near Hackettstown." [Saxton Falls; looking northeast]
"Lock 5 West, near Hackettstown." [Saxton Falls; looking northeast]
71.
"Hackettstown." [West of Hackettstown, looking northeast; Centenary College in the distance]
"Hackettstown." [West of Hackettstown, looking northeast; Centenary College in the distance]
72.
"Canal East of Hackettstown."
"Canal East of Hackettstown."
73.
"Hackettstown, Canal on the North East." [possibly taken from Centenary College; canal on the left center; looking northeast]
"Hackettstown, Canal on the North East." [possibly taken from Centenary College; canal on the left center; looking northeast]
74.
"Hackettstown, looking South from the Canal." [looking southeast]
"Hackettstown, looking South from the Canal." [looking southeast]
75.
"Canal west of Hackettstown." [Washington crossed out; image is identical to #71]
"Canal west of Hackettstown." [Washington crossed out; image is identical to #71]


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