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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dumont Burying Ground and Raritan station.
Raritan station
Railway station
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Raritan is an NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, north of the town center on Thompson Street. Raritan station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Raritan Water Power Canal.
Daniel Robert House
Town hall
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The Daniel Robert House is a historic house located at 25 West End Avenue in the borough of Somerville in Somerset County, New Jersey. The house was built in 1888 for Daniel Robert by the architectural firm Lambert & Bunnell based on Gothic Revival style houses designed by the architect Alexander Jackson Davis. Daniel Robert House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Raritan Water Power Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bradley Gardens and Milltown.
Bradley Gardens
Hamlet
Bradley Gardens is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Bridgewater Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Bradley Gardens had a population of 14,077.
Milltown
Hamlet
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Milltown is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is nestled within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, with Lawrence Brook flowing through the center of the community. Milltown is situated 1½ miles northwest of Raritan Water Power Canal.
Raritan
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Raritan is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,835, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 954 from the 2010 census count of 6,881, which in turn had reflected an increase of 543 from the 6,338 counted at the 2000 census.
Raritan Water Power Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in New Jersey, United States of America
- Categories: power canal and body of water
- Location: Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Raritan Water Power Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Raritan Water Power Canal”
- French: “canal hydroélectrique de Raritan”
- French: “Canal hydroélectrique de Raritan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Milltown and Branchburg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Duke Island Park and Veghte Burying Ground.
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