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The History of the Delaware and Raritan Canal

2025-08-14 18:30:00 2025-08-14 19:30:00 America/New_York The History of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Canal author and historian Linda J. Barth will introduce you to the people, the bridges, the locks, and the aqueducts that made the canal work. Raritan Public Library - Community Room

Thursday, August 14
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-14 18:30:00 2025-08-14 19:30:00 America/New_York The History of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Canal author and historian Linda J. Barth will introduce you to the people, the bridges, the locks, and the aqueducts that made the canal work. Raritan Public Library - Community Room

Raritan Public Library

Community Room

Canal author and historian Linda J. Barth will introduce you to the people, the bridges, the locks, and the aqueducts that made the canal work.

Did you know that for more than 170 years, the Delaware and Raritan Canal has meandered across the narrow waist of New Jersey? Did you know that the D&R was one of our nation’s most successful towpath canals, carrying more tonnage in 1866 than the more famous Erie Canal? Canal author and historian Linda J. Barth will introduce you to the people, the bridges, the locks, and the aqueducts that made the canal work. Please register for this event!

Linda Barth spent 45 years in the Bridgewater-Raritan School District, teaching fourth grade and then substituting after retirement. She is the executive director of the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey and president of the D&R Canal Watch, a friends organization of the D&R Canal State Park.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lecture | History |

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