National Register of Historic Places
The Delaware and Raritan Canal was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is District #73001105. The many historic canal houses where the bridgetenders have lived (such as the Blackwells Mills Canal House and the Port Mercer Canal House) were listed as contributing properties.
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