Canal Days At The Abraham Staats House, 9-8 & 9-07 South Bound Brook, New Jersey The D&R Canal and New Jersey Canal Society.
Enjoy a Civil War-era weekend at the historic Abraham Staats House, located on the scenic D&R Canal. Learn about the Canal and experience a variety of programs, exhibits, living history demonstrations and special guest speakers during this family friendly event.
"Canal Days at the Abraham Staats House" celebrates the history of the Delaware & Raritan Canal and features a Civil War-era theme. Activities during the two-day event, hosted by the South Bound Brook Historic Preservation Advisory Commission and the Friends of the Abraham Staats House, Inc., include:
« Civil War-era activities, clothing, weapon and artifact collections, music, living history and demonstrations: Hosted by 9th Virginia, Co. K, Old Dominion Guard, Southern Legion. These Civil War re-enactors portray the era and are dressed in period clothing. Visitors can view a fascinating collection of Civil War-era items on display in the Abraham Staats House throughout the weekend. Activities featured include period music, large relic and artifacts exhibit, soldiers' drill, artillery, medical display, civilian life in the Civil-War era, cooking, sewing and spinning.
«special programs: Learn about the D&R Canal: Saturday ~ 1 pm: Join Vicki Chirco, Historic Preservation Specialist of the D & R Canal State Park, as she talks about this fascinating waterway's past and present life, during a PowerPoint presentation featuring historic and modern photographs that illustrate the history of the canal.
Additional information available at tables hosted by the Canal Society of NJ and the D&R Canal Watch.
« Artillery demonstrations: First New Jersey Light Artillery Battery C will be firing the cannon!
« Quilting and spinning demonstrations.
« Don't forget to stop by and visit the Friends of the Abraham Staats House table for information.
About the Delaware and Raritan Canal: Construction of the D&R Canal began in 1830. Laborers - the majority of whom are believed to have been migratory Irish immigrants - were hired to dig, mostly by hand, the main canal and its feeder. The main canal was 44 miles long, 75 feet wide and 7 feet deep. The feeder was 22 miles long, 50 feet wide and 6 feet deep. The canal system was completed in 1834 at an estimated cost of $2,830,000. For nearly a century after it opened, the D&R Canal was one of America's busiest navigation canals. Its peak years were the 1860s and 1870s when Pennsylvania coal was transported through the D&R Canal to feed the city of New York's industrial boom. During this period, 80% of the total cargo carried on the canal was coal. By the end of the 19th century, canal use was declining throughout the country. The speed and power of the railroad overtook the romance of the canal era. The D&R Canal's last year of operation at a profit was 1892, but is stayed open through the 1932 shipping season. [Source: Delaware and Raritan Canal State Parks web site: http://www.dandrcanal.com/history.html
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The music on this video was Played by Tom Harabin, President, Friend of The Staats House, Inc.
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