This is a photo of the Rockaway River, just a minute walk from my house. I have always been around the river my entire life, but I never really took the time to research about it until now. I have always seen a sign saying that the river is a part of the Morris Canal, but I never knew what that meant. The Morris Canal was mainly used as a way to transport coal from Easton, PA and across the Delaware River to Phillipsburg and then over to Jersey City in the 1800s. The specific area of the river by my house was used as a mule bridge to haul the boats onto the canal. I never thought this little river could be used to transport such important materials that helped industrialize the state that I live in.
Sounds like you are more connected to Easton than you realized!