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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V9X_the-morris-canal-1824-1924-historical_Byram-Township-NJ.html
The Morris Canal was an engineering marvel of its time.   A system of 23 lift locks and 23 inclined planes enabled the canal to overcome more elevation change than any other transportation canal ever built. Large changes in elevation were overcom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V9W_waterloo-a-transportation-crossroads-historical_Byram-Township-NJ.html
Waterloo has been a transportation hub since 1760 when wagons brought pig iron from nearby Andover Furnace to the village's iron forge.   When the Morris Canal opened in 1831, horse-drawn wagons brought iron ore to the docks where it was loaded o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V9V_the-morris-canal-inclined-planes-historical_Byram-Township-NJ.html
The inclined planes of the Morris Canal solved a major engineering problem.   The canal route had to overcome 1,674 feet of elevation change across New Jersey. The route was chosen for access to the state's iron industry and to utilize the water …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V98_national-historic-civil-engineering-landmark-historical_Byram-Township-NJ.html
The hydraulic - poweredinclined plane systemof the Morris Canal.Presented 1980
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHJU_amity-school_Byram-Township-NJ.html
The Amity School was built in 1840, and in continuous use until June 1936. When it was built, Byram Township included part of current Sparta Township, and all of Stanhope and Hopatcong Boroughs. Stanhope Road did not reach from Green Road to Tomah…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHHZ_cat-swamp-hijacking-and-murder_Byram-Township-NJ.html
In this area, on Cat Swamp Hill in Byram Township, at about 6:00 a.m. on June 14, 1921, the Sussex Print Silk truck was hijacked. Albert Koster drove onto the scene on his motorcycle, was mistaken for a state trooper, and murdered. The gang escape…
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