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"Canals of New Jersey" Exhibit and Speaker

April 22-26, 2015
"Canals of New Jersey" Exhibit and Speaker
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum (MHHM) has partnered with the Canal Society of New Jersey (CSNJ) to present their traveling exhibit “Canals of New Jersey”. The exhibit was created in 1985 in part to commemorate the Society’s 25th anniversary. The display consists of panels that tell the story of New Jersey’s two towpath canals, the Morris and the Delaware and Raritan. In 1824 the Morris Canal & Banking Company was chartered to build a canal that would carry coal to developing markets along the eastern seaboard. The Morris Canal would pass through the heart of New Jersey’s iron district and provide the long-needed transportation system that would promote commercial activity and enable rustic settlements to grow into thriving industrial towns. The canal extended 102 miles from Pennsylvania, across varied terrain through New Jersey, ending at Newark. By the early 1900’s the canal had become obsolete. Today, the Morris Canal Greenway, a partnership between local communities and the Canal Society of New Jersey, seeks to preserve the surviving historic remains of the canal, interpret canal sites, and offer recreational opportunities to the public. 

For the installation at MHHM the exhibit has gotten a face lift, with new titles and new art work. The CSNJ’s display is supplemented by objects including some from MHHM’s collection and information about Macculloch Hall founder George Macculloch who had the idea for the Morris Canal. In the early 1820s George Macculloch had a vision of a waterway to connect the Delaware River to the Hudson River in Northern New Jersey. This exhibit in part celebrates Macculloch’s part in the vision, promotion and impact that the Morris Canal had on New Jersey.  The canal would become an engineering feat of its day, using locks and inclined planes to climb the elevation differences in the land. The canal was a technical marvel of its time and helped to spur the economy in New Jersey by allowing goods to reach further afield than ever
before. The exhibit shares some of the stories of the workers and families who lived and worked on the canal, as well as other details about its construction using photographs and drawings, as well objects including model canal boats and images. The “Canals of New Jersey” exhibit will be on display in the second floor gallery during touring hours through October 29th.

On April 26th President of the Canal Society of New Jersey Joe Macasek will present “The Morris Canal & the Morris Canal Greenway”. This important piece of infrastructure connected New York Harbor at Jersey City with the Delaware River at Phillipsburg and is subject of the upstairs gallery exhibit “Canals of New Jersey”. In this presentation Joe will discuss the Morris Canal’s history and operation and how the Morris Canal Greenway Project is bringing the canal back to life as a History/Recreation Corridor. Mr. Macasek has had a lifelong interest in local New Jersey history and industrial archeology and offers lectures on local history topics and industrial archaeology. 

Tickets for the program go on sale from 1pm on the day of the program, no advance
sales, and remain on sale until the presentation begins at 4:30pm. Speaker tickets include admission to the museum exhibits during the afternoon and a guided tour of period rooms, the last tour ticket is sold at 3pm. Speaker tickets will remain on sale until 4:30pm. The Museum’s collection of “Currier & Ives” prints on display throughout the second floor of the museum and the second floor “The Civil War Through the Eyes of Thomas Nast” and “Canals of New Jersey” exhibits will remain on view until 4:30pm. The first floor “Thomas Nast: Unknown Works and American Icons” exhibit will close 3:30 – 4pm in preparation for the program. Tickets to hear speakers are Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and
children under 5 are admitted free.

MHHM preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site,
collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. MHHM is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.  MHHM is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The last tour ticket is sold at 3pm. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members
and children under 5 are free. Please check our website for any holiday closings. Call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10, visit our website maccullochhall.org find us on Facebook. MHHM, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.  

Image attached: MHHM_MorrisCanal_NJ_ Inclined Plane 6 East in Rockaway_ Sept 2, 1906_by photographer Olin Vough_Detail_Courtesy of the Roxbury Historical Society

 
Location Information
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
45 Macculloch Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
Website: www.maccullochhall.org
 
Contact Information
Karen Hollywood
Email: khollywood@maccullochhall.org
Phone: 973-538-2404 ext. 15
   



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