Raritan Water Power Canal
The Raritan Water Power Canal in Raritan, New Jersey was a three-mile long water power canal built during the early 1840s to power industries. The canal has been determined to be eligible for the National Register. The canal is included in Duke Island Park, as part of the Somerset County Park System.[1]
The canal was originally constructed by the Somerset Water Power Company. This company was incorporated on Feb 28, 1840 but went bankrupt. The Raritan Water Power Company was incorporated on March 24, 1863 and took over the canal, head gates, water power, water rights, and franchises.[2]
It has the canal Marker 4435.[3] It has NJ EPA code 523141.[4] It has the NJHPO id 4313 and 28-Me-109.[5]
References
- ↑ Tomkins Historical Research - Projects
- ↑ Reports of Cases argued and determined in The Court of Chancery, The Prerogative Court, and, on appeal, in The Court of Errors and Appeals, of the State of New Jersey, vol 6, 1871
- ↑ "Canal marker".The Trenton Water Power was a seven-mile canal built in the early 1830s along the left bank of the Delaware River to spur industrial development along the waterfront in Trenton.
- ↑ "Department of Environmental Protection".
- ↑ "NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Preservation Office. p. 15. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
Coordinates: 40°33′18″N 74°39′35″W / 40.55505°N 74.65978°W