82-601: The Aquarian Weekly is a regional alternative weekly newspaper based in Little Falls, New Jersey . Founded in 1969, it covers rock music and related news and events in New Jersey , New York City , and the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania . From 1986 to 1992, it was called East Coast Rocker . After returning to its original title, the newspaper began including a pull-out section that retained
164-590: A student–teacher ratio of 9.1:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are Little Falls School #2 with 301 students in grades Pre-K–2, Little Falls School #3 with 184 students in grades 3–4 and Little Falls School #1 with 376 students in grades 5–8. For ninth through twelfth grades , students in public school attend Passaic Valley Regional High School , which also serves students from Totowa and Woodland Park . The school facility
246-475: A brake, in case the load went downhill too fast. Descent was also checked by the plane-man by putting about half power through the turbine. The water was fed into the turbines from below, thus relieving friction on the bearings and balancing them. A comparison of Plane 2 West (Stanhope), which had a 72-foot (22 m) lift, with a flight of 12 locks yields the following: the plane took 5 minutes 30 seconds, and consumed 3,180 cubic feet (90 m ) of water lifting
328-559: A canal from Pennsylvania to Newark, New Jersey, consisted of two prominent citizens from each county (NJ) concerned: Hunterdon County, Nathaniel Saxton, Henry Dusenberry; Sussex County, Morris Robinson, Gamaliel Bartlett ; Morris County, Lewis Condict, Mahlon Dickerson; Essex County, Gerald Rutgers, Charles Kinsey ; Bergen County, John Rutherford, William Colefax ...". On November 15, 1822, the New Jersey Legislature passed an act appointing three commissioners, one of whom
410-590: A countywide basis are: Clerk Danielle Ireland-Imhof (D, Hawthorne , 2028), Acting Sheriff Gary Giardina (D, Wayne, 2024) and Surrogate Zoila S. Cassanova (D, Wayne, 2026). As of March 2011, there were a total of 7,632 registered voters in Little Falls, of which 2,084 (27.3% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats , 1,800 (23.6% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 3,745 (49.1% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . Among
492-497: A full-time weekly at a cost of 50 cents. By January 5, 1983, East Coast Rocker provided full-time music coverage inside The Aquarian while the concurrent New York Arts Weekly concentrated on non-music items and poetry for its strictly New York City audience. On July 18, 1984, the first "Records in Review" section appeared, rating new recordings on a scale of 1 to 10. For issue 614, dated February 12, 1986, The Aquarian changed to
574-474: A loaded boat. Locks 95 by 11 by 6 feet (29.0 m × 3.4 m × 1.8 m), meaning 6,270 cubic feet (178 m ) of water per lock) would consume 72,240 cubic feet (2,046 m ) for 12 locks (about 23 times more water) and would take 96 minutes. The Elbląg Canal , one of Seven Wonders of Poland , used the Morris Canal's technology as inspiration for its inclined planes; for that reason,
656-820: A partisan basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At a reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members to serve for a one-year term. As of 2024 , Passaic County's Commissioners are: Bruce James ( D , Clifton , 2026), Deputy Director Cassandra "Sandi" Lazzara (D, Little Falls , 2024), Director John W. Bartlett (D, Wayne , 2024), Orlando Cruz (D, Paterson , 2026), Terry Duffy (D, West Milford , 2025), Nicolino Gallo ( R , Totowa , 2024) and Pasquale "Pat" Lepore (D, Woodland Park , 2025). Constitutional officers, elected on
738-550: A photo of Mick Jagger on its cover, an in-depth interview with the Eagles , and a review of the Allman Brothers Band at Trenton's State Fairgrounds. The February 20, 1974, issue had a pink-hued front cover, while the next issue on March 14, 1974, featured an out-of-shape man in blue and red Superman cape plus the first Classified section, bringing a stabilized 25-cent price to customers. By 1977, The Aquarian became
820-478: A smaller, more accessible 8x12 size. By issue 623 (April 16, 1986), The Aquarian proudly boasted that it was currently "The Only Weekly Music Newspaper in the U.S." An important historical date was July 16, 1986, when issue 637 temporarily marked the end of The Aquarian in favor of the more conveniently named East Coast Rocker , offering its first issue on July 23, 1986. East Coast Rocker 's May 16, 1990, edition celebrated its 200th issue. A price of $ 1.50
902-482: A total of 400 prefabricated diners that were shipped nationwide. Montclair State University Ice Arena, is an ice rink which is located on the grounds of Montclair State University and is host to its ice hockey club. The facility also hosts other hockey leagues and teams and other on-ice sports. The New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League played at Yogi Berra Stadium , located in Little Falls, on
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#1732787560529984-482: A turnout of 75.0% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County). In the 2004 presidential election , Republican George W. Bush received 2,994 votes (50.6% vs. 42.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 2,723 votes (46.0% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 47 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 5,921 ballots cast by the township's 7,798 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.9% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county). In
1066-470: A wave of the sea. As the forward wheels of the car commenced their descent, the boat seemed gently to bow to the spectators and the town below, then glided quickly down the wooden way. In six minutes and thirty seconds it descended from the summit and re-entered the canal, thus passing a plane one thousand and forty feet long, with a descent of seventy feet, in six and one half minutes. An English visitor, Fanny Trollope , in her 1832 book Domestic Manners of
1148-868: Is a township in Passaic County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . The township was named after a waterfall on the Passaic River at a dam near Beattie Mill. As of the 2020 United States census , the township's population was 13,360, a decrease of 1,072 (−7.4%) from the 2010 census count of 14,432, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,577 (+33.0%) from the 10,855 counted in the 2000 census . Little Falls traces its first European settlement to 1711, when seven Bergen Dutch settlers banded together to begin farming. The Speer Homestead dates from c. 1785 (and may have originally been built in 1680). The Morris Canal , once an important artery of trade and transportation until 1925 between
1230-463: Is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council. Voters directly elect the mayor and the five township council members to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either three seats or two seats (together with the mayoral seat) up for election in even-numbered years as part of the November general election. For most of its history, until 2003, Little Falls had been governed under
1312-407: Is less than a third of what locks would be for surmounting the same rise. If we set about any more canals, this may be worth attending to. This Morris canal is certainly an extraordinary work; it not only varies its level sixteen hundred feet, but at one point runs along the side of a mountain at thirty feet above the tops of the highest buildings in the town of Paterson, below; at another it crosses
1394-631: Is located about 15 miles (24 km) west of New York City . The 2010 United States census counted 14,432 people, 4,740 households, and 2,825 families in the township. The population density was 5,276.2 per square mile (2,037.2/km ). There were 4,925 housing units at an average density of 1,800.5 per square mile (695.2/km ). The racial makeup was 86.68% (12,510) White , 4.11% (593) Black or African American , 0.15% (22) Native American , 4.56% (658) Asian , 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander , 2.38% (344) from other races , and 2.11% (304) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.89% (1,428) of
1476-454: Is located in Little Falls. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,186 students and 102.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with three seats each assigned Little Falls, Totowa and Woodland Park. Most of Montclair State University
1558-408: Is located in Little Falls. During 2011, the university employed 66 residents on a full or part-time basis, who earned almost $ 3.5 million in total compensation. As of May 2010 , the township had a total of 37.65 miles (60.59 km) of roadways, of which 24.55 miles (39.51 km) were maintained by the municipality, 10.87 miles (17.49 km) by Passaic County and 2.23 miles (3.59 km) by
1640-543: Is said that the Morris Canal was mainly a freight canal and not a passenger canal, some boats on the Morris Canal did offer "Cool summer rides accompanied by a shipment of ice". Additional cargo include scrap metal, zinc, sand, clay, and farm products. Iron ore from the Ogden Mine was brought to Nolan's Point (Lake Hopatcong). In 1880 the canal transported 1,700 boatloads (about 108,000 long tons (110,000 t)) of iron ore. Thereafter, competition from taconite ore in
1722-626: Is the easternmost part of Little Falls. The downtown area is frequently referred to as "The Center of Town", mainly by longtime residents, and is usually referred to as simply Little Falls. Singac is in the westernmost portion of the township. Much of Singac borders the Passaic River . Little Falls is bordered by the municipalities of Clifton , Totowa , Wayne , and Woodland Park in Passaic County, and Cedar Grove , Fairfield , Montclair , and North Caldwell in Essex County . It
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#17327875605291804-630: The 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 60.7% of the vote (2,165 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 38.0% (1,355 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (44 votes), among the 3,615 ballots cast by the township's 9,689 registered voters (51 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 1,936 votes (51.3% vs. 43.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,577 votes (41.8% vs. 50.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 183 votes (4.8% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 39 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among
1886-613: The 2024-2025 session , the 40th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Kristin Corrado ( R , Totowa ) and in the General Assembly by Al Barlas (R, Cedar Grove ) and Christopher DePhillips (R, Wyckoff ). Passaic County is governed by Board of County Commissioners , composed of seven members who are elected at-large to staggered three-year terms office on
1968-486: The Delaware and Hudson rivers, wound its way through the township, and vestiges of it still remain today, some parts of which form a greenway . Little Falls was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1868, from portions of Acquackanonk Township . On March 25, 1914, portions of the township were taken to form the borough of West Paterson (now Woodland Park ). According to
2050-555: The East Coast Rocker name, and which is now freely distributed throughout the region. The paper has remained independently owned and operated throughout its existence. James Rensenbrink (1932–2013), a former employee of two New Jersey newspapers and one Louisiana newspaper, founded The Aquarian in 1969. The Aquarian initially concentrated on radical politics and uncompromising ecological writings, raging against media monopolies as well as antiquated marijuana laws. In
2132-465: The Erie Canal , and would have required a lock every 2 miles (3.2 km), which would have made the costs prohibitive. James Renwick , a professor at Columbia University, devised the idea of using inclined planes to raise the boats 1,600 feet (490 m) in 90 miles (140 km), instead of using about 300 lift locks, since a lift lock of that time typically lifted about 6 feet (1.8 m). In
2214-729: The Lake Superior region brought a decline in New Jersey bog iron . The plane tender of Plane 11 East reported that during the operating days, boats would tie up at night up to a mile above the plane, down another mile to Lock 15 East (Lock 14 East in the old 1836 numbering), and then about a mile below Lock 14 East. They would start putting boats through starting around 4 a.m. (dawn), and go all day long until 10 p.m., often handling boatmen who had gone through that morning, unloaded in Newark, and were returning. The canal's profitability
2296-606: The Lehigh Canal to Mauch Chunk , in the anthracite coal regions, to receive their cargoes from the mines. From Phillipsburg, the Morris Canal ran eastward through the valley of the Musconetcong River , which it roughly paralleled upstream to its source at Lake Hopatcong , New Jersey's largest lake. From the lake, the canal descended through the valley of the Rockaway River to Boonton , eventually around
2378-727: The Montclair-Boonton Line to Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken , or from Montclair State University Station on Midtown Direct trains to New York City's Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan via the Secaucus Junction . The township was formerly served by the Great Notch station until NJ Transit closed it in January 2010 because of low ridership. NJ Transit bus transportation is offered to
2460-573: The New Jersey Department of Transportation . Little Falls is crisscrossed by several major roadways, including U.S. Route 46 and New Jersey Route 23 . The Garden State Parkway and Interstate 80 run near the municipality. There are numerous crossings of the Upper Passaic River in town. The Little Falls station and Montclair State University station of NJ Transit both serve Little Falls, offering service on
2542-877: The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 191 , 194 and 195 routes . Newark , New Jersey, is served by routes 11 and 28 (on Saturdays and Sundays). Local routes are the 704 and 705 lines . In September 2012, as part of budget cuts, NJ Transit suspended service to Newark on the 75 line. Little Falls is approximately 21 miles (34 km) from Newark Liberty International Airport and approximately 27 miles (43 km) from LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, Queens , New York. People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Little Falls include: Morris Canal The Morris Canal (1829–1924)
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2624-808: The Township form of government by a township committee consisting of five committee members elected by the voters. Under this system, a chairman ( mayor ) and deputy-chair ( deputy mayor ) were selected annually by the Township Committee members. As of 2023 , the mayor of Little Falls is Democrat James Belford Damiano, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the Township Council are Council President Anthony Sgobba (D, 2024), Christine Hablitz (D, 2024), Michael Murphy ( R , 2026), Jayna Patel (R, 2026) and Christopher Vancheri (D, 2026). In January 2017, Democrat Chris Vancheri
2706-586: The United States Census Bureau , the township had a total area of 2.87 square miles (7.43 km ), including 2.80 square miles (7.24 km ) of land and 0.07 square miles (0.19 km ) of water (2.54%). Singac (with a 2010 Census population of 3,618 ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Little Falls Township. The township has three main sub-divisions. Great Notch
2788-506: The 3,775 ballots cast by the township's 7,552 registered voters, yielding a 50.0% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county). For public school, students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Little Falls Township Public Schools . As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 865 students and 94.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for
2870-580: The 33 counted in 2000. As of the 2000 United States census there were 10,855 people, 4,687 households, and 2,873 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,941.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,521.9/km ). There were 4,797 housing units at an average density of 1,742.0 per square mile (672.6/km ). The racial makeup of the township was 92.13% white , 0.65% African American , 0.06% Native American , 4.20% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.33% from other races , and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.33% of
2952-421: The 38-mile (61 km) section from Newark to Rockaway was opened. Because the locks could only handle boats of 25 long tons (25 t), that meant that through traffic from the Lehigh Canal was impossible, requiring reloading coal at Easton. The vertical movement on the Morris Canal 1,672 feet (510 m) was 18 feet per mile (3.4 m/km), in comparison with less than 1 foot per mile (19 cm/km) on
3034-514: The Americans , wrote of the canal: We spent a delightful day in New Jersey, in visiting, with a most agreeable party, the inclined planes, which are used instead of locks on the Morris canal. This is a very interesting work; it is one among a thousand which prove the people of America to be the most enterprising in the world. I was informed that this important canal, which connects the waters of
3116-517: The Hudson and the Delaware, is a hundred miles long, and in this distance overcomes a variation of level amounting to sixteen hundred feet. Of this, fourteen hundred are achieved by inclined planes. The planes average about sixty feet of perpendicular lift each, and are to support about forty tons. The time consumed in passing them is twelve minutes for one hundred feet of perpendicular rise. The expense
3198-571: The Morris and Essex Canal, in error, due to confusion with the nearby and unrelated Morris and Essex Railroad . With a total elevation change of more than 900 feet (270 m), the canal was considered an ingenious technological marvel for its use of water-driven inclined planes , the first in the United States, to cross the northern New Jersey hills. It was built primarily to move coal to industrializing eastern cities that had stripped their environs of wood. Completed to Newark in 1831,
3280-680: The New York City area. It also carried minerals and iron ore westward to blast furnaces in western New Jersey and Allentown and Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley until the development of Great Lakes iron ore caused the trade to decline. The Morris Canal remained in heavy use through the 1860s. But railroads had begun to eclipse canals in the United States, and in 1871, it was leased to the Lehigh Valley Railroad . Like many enterprises that depended on anthracite,
3362-490: The Passaic River and crossed it at Little Falls, then went on to Boonton, Dover , then the southern tip of Lake Hopatcong, whereupon it went to Phillipsburg. On October 15, 1825, ground was broken at the summit level at the "Great Pond" (i.e. lake Hopatcong). By 1828, 82 of the 97 eastern sections and 43 of the 74 western sections were finished. By 1829, some sections were completed and opened for traffic, and in 1830,
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3444-402: The average family size was 2.99. In the township, the population was spread out, with 18.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median income for a household in
3526-612: The balance of an unexpired term of office). Little Falls is located in the 11th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 11th congressional district is represented by Mikie Sherrill ( D , Montclair ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For
3608-429: The beginning, The Aquarian promoted hippie culture and healthy lifestyles, dropping issues sporadically from 1969 to 1974 at the cost of 15 cents per issue in 1969, 10 cents by 1971, then becoming free by 1972. In 1973, The Aquarian hit stride, mixing its sociopolitical views and drug culture coverage with new popular music features, as well as covering underground nightspots like CBGB The October 1973 issue included
3690-630: The campus of Montclair State University . For the 2023 season, the team relocated to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson . Effective January 1, 2005, the form of government in Little Falls was changed (based on the results of a public referendum passed in November 2003) to the Mayor-Council form authorized by the Faulkner Act . The township is one of 71 (of the 564) municipalities statewide that use this form of government. The governing body
3772-609: The canal company filed a lawsuit to block the construction of the Wanaque Reservoir in Passic County, asserting that the reservoir would divert water needed for the Pompton feeder. The company won the suit in 1922, but the victory was Pyrrhic; the canal was now viewed as an impediment to the development of the area's water supply. On March 1, 1923, the state of New Jersey took possession of the canal; it shut it down
3854-413: The canal company hired David Bates Douglass from West Point, who became the chief engineer of the planes. He supervised the construction of the remaining planes to be built and also altered the already built planes. The inclined planes had a set of tracks, gauge about 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet (3.8 m), running from the lower level up the incline, over the crest of the hill at the top, and down into
3936-602: The canal had to be widened and had to be extended across to the New York Bay across Bayonne. Early boats, called "flickers," could only carry 18 tons. By 1840 the company had finished enlarging the locks, canal, and planes, and finished building the extension to Jersey City. Boats were divided in two, hitched with a pin, as were the trucks (cradles) on the inclined planes. The enlarged locks' dimensions were now 11 feet (3.4 m) wide and 90 feet (27 m) long. The original company failed in 1841 amid banking scandals, and
4018-400: The canal is credited to Morristown businessman George P. MacCulloch , who reportedly conceived the idea while visiting Lake Hopatcong. In 1822, MacCulloch brought together a group of interested citizens at Morristown to discuss the idea. The Palladium of Liberty , a Morristown newspaper of the day, reported on August 29, 1822: "...Membership of a committee which studied the practicality of
4100-467: The canal was extended eastward to Jersey City between 1834 and 1836. In 1839, hot blast technology was married to blast furnaces fired entirely using anthracite, allowing the continuous high-volume production of plentiful anthracite pig iron . The Morris Canal eased the transportation of anthracite from Pennsylvania 's Lehigh Valley to northern New Jersey 's growing iron industry and other developing industries adopting steam power in New Jersey and
4182-419: The canal was leased to private bidders for three years. The canal company was reorganized in 1844, with a capitalization of $ 1 million. The canal bed was inspected, and improvements were made. First, the places where seepage occurred were lined with clay, and two feeders were dug, to Lake Hopatcong and to Pompton. The inclined planes were rebuilt with wire cabling. Banking privileges were removed in 1849, leaving
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#17327875605294264-402: The canal would become the property of the state without cost. In 1823, the canal company hired Ephraim Beach, who was originally an assistant engineer on the Erie Canal , as its chief engineer, to survey the routes for the Morris Canal. Construction started in 1824 in Newark, with a channel 31 feet (9.4 m) wide and 4 feet (1.2 m) deep. The canal started from Upper Newark Bay, followed
4346-543: The canal's revenues dried up with the rise of oil fuels and truck transport. It was taken over by the state of New Jersey in 1922, and formally abandoned in 1924. While the canal was largely dismantled in the following five years, portions of it and its accompanying feeders and ponds have been preserved. A statewide greenway for cyclists and pedestrians is planned, beginning in Phillipsburg, traversing Warren, Sussex, Morris, Passaic, Essex, and Hudson Counties and including
4428-414: The canal. The 1912 survey wrote, "...from Jersey City to Paterson, [the canal] was little more than an open sewer ... but its value beyond Paterson was of great importance, no longer as a freight transit line but as a parkway." Many of the existing photographs of the working canal were shot as part of these surveys, as well as by other people who wanted photographs of the canal before its demise. In 1918,
4510-965: The company as a canal-operating business only. By 1860, the canal had been progressively enlarged to accommodate boats of 70 long tons (71 t). Traffic reached a peak in 1866, when the canal carried 889,220 long tons (903,490 t) of freight (equivalent to nearly 13,000 boatloads). Between 1848 and 1860, the original overshot water wheels that powered the inclined planes were replaced with more powerful water turbines. The locks and inclines planes were also renumbered since some had been combined or eliminated. Boats of 79 long tons (80 t) were now 87 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet (26.7 m) long, 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet (3.2 m) wide, and drew 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet (1.4 m) of water. Freight figures are as follows: The Morris canal carried coal, malleable pig iron, and iron ore. It also carried grain, wood, cider, vinegar, beer, whiskey, bricks, hay, hides, sugar, lumber, manure, lime, and ice. Although it
4592-424: The construction of the canal. The corporation issued 20,000 shares of stock at $ 100 a share, providing $ 2 million of capital, divided evenly between funds for building the canal and funds for banking privileges. The charter provided that New Jersey could take over the canal at the end of 99 years. In the event that the state did not take over the canal, the charter would remain in effect for 50 years more, after which
4674-533: The end, Renwick used only 23 inclined planes and 23 locks. Lock dimensions were originally 9 feet (2.7 m) wide and 75 feet (23 m) long Renwick's original design seems to have been to have double tracks on all inclined planes, with the descending caisson holding more water; thus, the system theoretically would not have needed external power. Nevertheless, the inclined planes were built with overshot water wheels to supply power. The early planes were done by different contractors and differed greatly. In 1829,
4756-521: The falls of the Passaic in a stone aqueduct sixty feet above the water in the river. This noble work, in a great degree, owes its existence to the patriotic and scientific energy of Mr. Cadwallader Colden . In 1902, after a fatal crash between a Delaware and Lackawanna railroad train and a streetcar, the railroad grade was lowered (to the level it occupies today) and the Morris Canal had to make an electrically driven incline plane to bring boats up and over
4838-473: The following year. Over the next five years, the state largely dismantled the canal: the water was drained out, banks were cut, and canal works destroyed, including needlessly dynamiting the Little Falls aqueduct. The Newark City Subway, now Newark Light Rail , was built along its route. The Morris Canal Historic District was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1973 and to
4920-404: The inclined planes on that canal strongly resemble those on the Morris Canal. The Newark Eagle reported in 1830: The machinery was set in motion under the direction of Major Douglass, the enterprising Engineer. The boat, with two hundred persons on board, rose majestically out of the water; in one minute it was upon the summit, which it passed apparently with all the ease that a ship would cross
5002-433: The next level. Tracks were submerged at both ends. A large cradle, holding the boat, ran on the tracks. Iron overshot waterwheels originally powered the planes. The Scotch (reaction) turbines , which later replaced the overshot water wheels, were 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet (3.8 m) feet in diameter and made of cast iron. They could pull boats up an 11% grade. The longest plane was the double-tracked Plane 9 West, which
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#17327875605295084-545: The northern end of Paterson 's Garret Mountain , and south to its 1831 terminus at Newark on the Passaic River . From there it continued eastward across Kearny Point and through Jersey City to the Hudson River. The extension through Jersey City was at sea level and was supplied with water from the lower Hackensack River . With its two navigable feeders, the canal was 107 mi (172 km) long. Its ascent eastward from Phillipsburg to its feeder from Lake Hopatcong
5166-697: The old route through Jersey City . The canal was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974, for its significance in engineering, industry, and transportation. The boundary was increased in 2016 to include the Lake Hopatcong station in Landing . On the canal's western end, at Phillipsburg, a cable ferry allowed Morris Canal boats to cross the Delaware River westward to Easton, Pennsylvania , and travel up
5248-581: The planes without incident. On May 20, 1832, the canal was officially opened. The first boat passing entirely through the canal was the Walk-on-Water , followed by two coal-laden boats went from Phillipsburg all the way to Newark. This initial section (not counting the Jersey City portion, which was done later) ran 98.62 miles (158.71 km) and cost $ 2,104,413 (equivalent to $ 64,226,685 in 2023). Soon after opening, it became apparent that
5330-433: The population were under the age of 18, 29.4% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 81.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 78.2 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income
5412-410: The population. There were 4,687 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and
5494-419: The population. Of the 4,740 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18; 45.8% were married couples living together; 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 40.4% were non-families. Of all households, 33.1% were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.04. 13.7% of
5576-555: The railroad and Orange street, and then back down into the canal, with a pipe to carry the water across the break. Several aqueducts were built for the canal: the 80-foot (24 m) Little Falls Aqueduct over the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey, and the 236-foot (72 m) Pompton River Aqueduct, as well as aqueducts over the Second and Third river The longest level was 17 miles (27 km), from Bloomfield to Lincoln Park;
5658-537: The second-longest, 11 miles (18 km) from Port Murray to Saxon Falls. The aqueduct over the Pohatcong Creek at the base of Inclined Plane 7 West is now used as a road bridge on Plane Hill Road in Bowerstown . On November 1, 1830, before the whole canal was finished, the eastern side of the canal between Dover and Newark was tested with several boats loaded with iron ore and iron. These went through
5740-492: The township was $ 58,857, and the median income for a family was $ 70,223. Males had a median income of $ 49,136 versus $ 37,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $ 33,242. About 2.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over. Mountain View Diners Company operated from 1939 to 1957, manufacturing
5822-406: The township's 2010 Census population, 52.9% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 61.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 52.9% of the vote (3,190 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 46.1% (2,780 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (62 votes), among the 6,086 ballots cast by
5904-400: The township's 9,118 registered voters (54 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 66.7%. In the 2008 presidential election , Republican John McCain received 2,908 votes (49.5% vs. 37.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,734 votes (46.5% vs. 58.8%) and other candidates with 65 votes (1.1% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,879 ballots cast by the township's 7,835 registered voters, for
5986-485: Was $ 78,318 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 8,244) and the median family income was $ 92,462 (+/− $ 12,925). Males had a median income of $ 67,585 (+/− $ 7,860) versus $ 42,270 (+/− $ 3,385) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 34,505 (+/− $ 3,336). About 4.7% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 42 households in 2010, an increase from
6068-467: Was 1,510 feet (460 m) long and lifted boats 100 feet (30 m) up (i.e. 6% grade) in 12 minutes. The total weight of the boat, cargo, and cradle was about 110–125 long tons (112–127 t). The Scotch turbines produced (for example, on Plane 2 West) 235 horsepower using a 45-foot (14 m) head of water and had a discharge rate of 1,000 cubic feet (28 m ) per minute. Some turbines were also reported to develop 704 horsepower. The winding drum
6150-549: Was 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter and had a spiral grove of 3 inches (76 mm) pitch. The rope was fastened on both ends to the drum, and there was a clutch that allowed the direction of the wheel to be reversed. The plane had two lines of steel rails, with a gauge of 12 feet 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (3.772 m) from center of rail to center. Rails were 3 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (7.9 cm) wide at top and 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (8.9 cm) high, and weighed 76 pounds per yard (38 kg/m). The cradle had
6232-511: Was 760 ft (230 m), and the descent from there to tidewater was 914 ft (279 m). Surmounting the height difference was considered a major engineering feat of its day, accomplished through 23 locks and 23 inclined planes — essentially, short railways that carried canal boats in open cars uphill and downhill using water-powered winches . Inclined planes required less time and water than locks , although they were more expensive to build and maintain. The idea for constructing
6314-541: Was MacCulloch, to explore the feasibility of the project, determine the canal's possible route, and estimate its costs. MacCulloch initially greatly underestimated the height difference between the Passaic and Lake Hopatcong, pegging it at only 185 ft (56 m). On December 31, 1824, the New Jersey Legislature chartered the Morris Canal and Banking Company , a private corporation charged with
6396-695: Was a 107-mile (172 km) common carrier anthracite coal canal across northern New Jersey that connected the two industrial canals in Easton, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River from its western terminus at Phillipsburg, New Jersey to New York Harbor and New York City through its eastern terminals in Newark and on the Hudson River in Jersey City . The canal was sometimes called
6478-565: Was appointed to fill the council seat expiring in December 2018 that was vacated by James Damiano when he took office as mayor. In April 2017, Republican Marc Benitez was appointed to fill a vacant seat expiring in December 2018 that had been held by Joseph Maceri until he resigned after moving out of the township. In the November 2017 general election, Vancheri was elected to serve the balance of Damiano’s term of office and Democrat Tanya Seber defeated Benitez for Maceri’s unexpired seat. When Seber
6560-564: Was established for East Coast Rocker on March 21, 1990, lasting for over 14 years. The publication changed back to its Aquarian Weekly handle on October 21, 1992, resuming at issue 638 following 326 weekly editions as East Coast Rocker . By 1996, The Aquarian had become an 11-member co-operative based on employee ownership, consisting of Rensenbrink and several staffers. In 1998, ad director Diane Casazza, ad representative Chris Farinas and production director Mark Sceurman took over publishing. Little Falls, New Jersey Little Falls
6642-421: Was sworn into office, it marked the first time in township history that all of the township's elected officials were Democrats. Darlene Post (who returned to using her maiden name of Conti as of January 2015 ) won election to a full four-year term as mayor in the 2012 general election, along with all three of her Republican running mates for Township Council; Louis Fontana, Pamela Porter, and Joseph Rento (who won
6724-453: Was undermined by railroads, which could deliver in five hours cargo that took four days by boat. In 1871, the canal was leased by the Lehigh Valley Railroad , which sought the valuable terminal properties at Phillipsburg and Jersey City. The railroad never realized a profit from the operation of the canal. By the early 20th century, commercial traffic on the canal had become negligible. Two committees, in 1903 and 1912, recommended abandoning
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