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Not Dead Yet – Waterloo Village Still Worth Visiting Despite All Attempts to Destroy it

by Kate Dolan | Nov 16, 2019 | 19th Century America, Articles, Latest Posts, Living History, Travel

Expectations were low as we headed to historic Wateloo Village in northwest New Jersey. Even so, when we first arrived, it appeared that those sea-level expectations were too high. The 19th Century canal town is now owned by the state of New Jersey and all appearances...

The Augusta Canal – What’s the Opposite of Obsolete?

by Kate Dolan | Nov 12, 2019 | 19th Century America, Articles, Latest Posts, Living History, Travel

We learned all about American canals in school, or so I thought.  In the days before trains, men loaded goods onto canal barges.  Then the barges would be pulled slowly by draft animals trudging up the tow path.  It was a slow means of transportation, but still faster...

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