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Many of you have never heard Highlands. It is this beautiful part of the breathtaking New Jersey is about an hour from Philadelphia and 40 minutes from New York. It stretches from Phillipsburg New Jersey on the Delaware River to the beautiful Mahwah, Bergen County.

You can also have it by on the trip down to Philadelphia or New York or New York. I think it should come as no surprise, who in this country, historic and pristine live New Jersey? It seems that everything goes through well!

Pass Through Mother Nature

way through the Appalachians and the migration of the Atlantic.

Our position on the migration route of Atlantic Highlands, makes one of the best wildlife viewing areas in the state of New Jersey. In general, New Jersey the highest density of wildlife per mile of any state in New Jersey New nation.Â, the fourth smallest state, home to over 325 bird species, 90 mammal species, 79 species of reptiles and amphibians and 400 species of fish in their 8.722 square miles.

The Appalachian Trail passes through 14 states from Georgia to Maine. In New Jersey 74 miles of the route by one? Delaware Water Gap to Sunfish Pond, in the wake of the Kittatinny Ridge and High Point State Park and Wawayanda.

Part of the Appalachian Trail, the Highlands region? 88 communities and nearly 860 000 acres of wooded hills, undulating farmland, recreational variety, abundant wildlife and historic treasures.

goes through history

soldiers who fought in the revolution in transportation methods, that propelled the Industrial Revolution

Hesse and the continental army rushed in both directions on the town, and what as the Cross Roads of the American Revolution known. Washington troops two winters spent in the mountains of Morristown. The strategic location offered him near New York City, defensible terrain, important transportation routes and access to key resources.

iron ore in the region supplied the army with ammunition during the Revolutionary War. After the war, have iron ore stimulated the growth of many cities. Although mining began in the early 1700s after the Revolutionary War, it prospered. Since the opening of markets for the transportation of iron ore to the point.

In 1820, Morristown businessman George P. McCullough has conceived the idea of the Morris Canal. The channel is increased from Phillipsburg to Jersey City, transportation of coal from Pennsylvania as well as iron ore and other property in northern New Jersey by a series of hydraulic turbine-powered tilt , locks and aqueducts overcome. The Morris Canal stretched 102 miles at an altitude difference of 914 meters, fed by water from the Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake.

In 1830 the D & R Canal was built. This journey of Bordentown, New Brunswick, through what is now Somerset County. operated the canal until 1932, beat the speed with which could rail freight.

During the time of the Morris Canal and Railway Phillipsburg has been transportation hub. Five lines through the or run in Phillipsburg and three channels, which converge on the Delaware River? Morris Canal at the side of New Jersey and two other channels before it the banks

Easton, PA.

Central Railway main line from New Jersey from Jersey City West ran Phillipsburg and stretched across the Delaware River in Scranton, Pennsylvania. branches in southern New Jersey to Delaware Bay. The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway running north-south through northwestern New Jersey, the line connecting the bridge at Poughkeepsie, New York , Easton, Pennsylvania, where he exchanged with other railway lines. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was a charcoal? clean, smoke-free a soft coal? Pennsylvania markets of New York Harbor. This coal has the new rail fuel and fuel for growing industries in New Jersey through in Newark and Paterson.

different kinds of people

Indians in the early Dutch settlers

Lenni Lenape in New Jersey, lived long before the settlers came. They lived by farming and then traveled with the seasons. In the spring, they cultivate gardens around their permanent villages. In the summer they went to the coast for oysters and clams to catch. In the fall they return to their villages and crops. In winter they hunted deer and other animals. The Lenni Lenape were organized into three sub-tribes. In the north, the sub-tribe of the Minsi “the people of the stony country” would know. Many hiking trails in the Lenape and would be the highway for settlers become.

Other roads are historic Old Mine Road, which runs from New Jersey to New York and will be the oldest continuously used road in the United States. With a length of 104 miles, extending from the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Kingston, New York. The highway to the Delaware River follows the western edge

Sussex and Warren counties.

view that minors began Dutch construction of the road in 1600 on copper Transport of mines along the Delaware River to Esopus (now Kingston) along the Hudson River in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam. From the late 1600s began to Dutch settlement along the route of the road.

The road is now in New Jersey is largely underdeveloped. As it moved through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, it retains much of its historic charm and rural development.

Old York Road (King’s Road) in the 18th century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York City, New York leads built. stagecoach, it can be from one city to another, done in two days. Old York Road began Coryell Ferry Lambertville. The original route followed Main Street and York Street short route connecting 179, the modern Old York Road. From there he came to Centerville, Hunterdon County was so named because of its location between Philadelphia and New York, a resting place was named for tour buses. Old York Road also passes through Somerville, Bridgewater and Bound Brook in the Highlands.

crossroads today

Plan your trip in the Highlands today and enjoy the following activities.

Discover the New Jersey Audubon Wildlife Viewing Trail Skyland which includes Hunterdon, Warren and Sussex counties . www.njwildlifetrails.org click for more information and Skyland Trail.

Take the Route des Vins of Sussex, Warren, including stops at Four Sisters Winery, Alba vines and new T-Shirts only organic vineyard, Villa Milagro Vineyard -.

Visit the old stoves and museums associated with the iron ore industry. Franklin Mineral Museum, Sterling Mining Museum and Oxford Furnace and Shippen Manor are great places to visit if you are looking for history or a teacher with a group of children are eager to learn, or just some really cool stuff!

About

Morris Canal. Visit a few stops on the Warren County Canal Greenway Morris or McCullough Hall in Morristown, in the house

George P. McCullough

Hiking and biking trails

Finally, perhaps You want to avoid the Highlands such as driving or operating oppositely. Perhaps a different type of vehicle the car. You can raft, tube, kayak or canoe on the Delaware.

The Highlands, a new shirt? easily accessible from routes 80, 78, 202, 206, 287 â? Route to the Highlands today! Visit www.highlandstourism.org to do for more ideas of things in the New Jersey Highlands region.

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