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Morris Canal - Lock 10 West

Phillipsburg, New Jersey
· 1824 - 1924
Transportation
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Lock 10 West stood on the N.W. side of S. Main St., with the Lopatcong Creek channel paralleling it. The lock had a lift of 9 ft. Its 3 ft. thick stone walls were 120 ft. long, and its chamber was 11 ft. wide. A canal store operated by J.A. Young stood immediately next to the N.W. side of Lock 10W. The Pursell gristmill complex, 50 yds. to the east, used water from the canal for power.
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