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The Raritan River runs through the center of New Jersey, with upper reaches that are incredibly beautiful, providing a valuable source of water for more than a million people. But industry took hold of the lower Raritan early on and left its mark.

(Image courtesy of the D&R Canal Commission)

Professor Oscar Schofield, Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.

Part of PPPL's 2011 Science-on-Saturday lecture series.

The Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch will hold a free history tour by bicycle along the D & R Canal on Saturday, Sept. 4.

Cyclists will meet 10 a.m. at the canal’s Griggstown parking lot along the Griggstown Causeway in Franklin Township.

Canal enthusiast Bob Barth will conduct the ride, which will stop at historic villages and canal structures, such as locks and swing bridges.  He will explain why the D&R was one of the most successful canals in the United States.