This product contains a Geographic Information System (GIS) ESRI polygon shapefile of the canals and raceways, with selected attributes. It also comes with an associated database file, projection file and metadata. The shapefile and metadata are compressed as a .zip file for download.
This data shows locations of current and historic canals and raceways. Where possible, these have been mapped based on site visits or current aerial photographs. The location of some abandoned and filled canals and raceways are approximated from historic maps and photographs and are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Some of the mapped canals and raceways are located on private property with no public access. Other canals and raceways allow public access on the canal itself or neighboring pathways, for recreational purposes. The user of this product is responsible for determining if a canal or raceway is open to the public before visiting.
This data does not include dewatering canals and ditches with two exceptions, the Berry's Creek Canal and the Old Canal. They were included in this data because they are navigable. Channelized streams and underground aqueducts are not included in this shapefile.
The New Jersey Geological Survey is interested in updating this product. Please send information on canals and raceways not shown here to njgsweb@dep.state.nj.us. Please include specific site locations and, if possible, an aerial photo or map.
Raceways of less than 100 feet were not included in this shapefile.
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The two towpath canals, the Morris Canal and the Delaware and Raritan Canal contain the locations of many but not all locks, boat basins, inclined planes and aqueducts associated with these two canals.
The spillways and wasteways associated with the inclined planes of the Morris Canal were not mapped.
The two towpath canals, the Morris Canal and the Delaware and Raritan Canal contain the locations of many locks, boat basins, inclined planes and aqueducts. Most of the lock and plane data for the Morris Canal was obtained from a shapefile created by the NJ Historic Preservation Office and merged into this shapefile. Parts of the Morris Canal and Delaware and Raritan Canal and some raceways have been redeveloped since the canals and raceways were abandoned and reused for other purposes. These portions of the canals and raceways do not exist today but are represented here for historical reference and planning purposes. An example is the Delaware and Raritan Canal in parts of Trenton. Some portions of the Delaware & Raritan Canal in Trenton are covered or pass through underground conveyance systems.
Many mill raceway locations were obtained from Sanborn fire maps and other online historic maps.
Asbury plaster mill raceway Asbury raceway Brockoven saw mill raceway Col. John C. Taylor grist mill raceway Drake saw mill raceway Parvin mill raceway Ralston cotton and woolen mill raceway Rowlands mill raceway Whippany raceway Worsted yarns raceway