Monksville Dam and Reservoir, Ringwood, NJ

Monksville Dam

Wanaque Reservoir from Monksville Dam

Wanaque Reservoir from Monksville Dam

Monksville Reservoir in October 2014

Monksville Dam

Monksville Reservoir

Monksville Reservoir

Wanaque Reservoir and surrounding environs from Monksville Dam

Commemoration of the construction of the Monksville Dam

The Monksville Dam and Reservoir in Ringwood, NJ during Fall in October 2014. The dam, built in 1987, flooded the town of Monksville or Monks a small minor civil subdivision of West Milford that was demolished to make way for the reservoir. The village was the home of John Monks, son of Charles A. Monks of Passaic County, New Jersey

Views of Rockaway, NJ (Borough) in the Fall

Rockaway Presbyterian Church

Downtown Rockaway view of clock and old fading advertisement on East Main Street

Front of Rockaway Presbyterian Church

View of East Main Street

Downtown Rockaway, NJ

Civil War Memorial in Rockaway, NJ

Closeup of Civil War Memorial in Rockaway, NJ in Fall

Another picture of the Civil War Memorial in Rockaway, NJ

Rockaway, NJ (specifically the Borough as distinct from the Township) is in the heart of Morris County. In this post see the various views of Rockaway, NJ as seen in mid-fall in North Jersey. The pictures in this post are in various locations, for the location I chose the location for the Rockaway Presbyterian Church and the Civil War Memorial (on the same property).

Farm in Clinton Township, NJ

A farm in Clinton Township, NJ

Exchange Place Center, Jersey City, NJ

Exchange Place Center, tallest building built in NJ during the 1980s, overlooking Exchange Place in Jersey City, NJ

101 Hudson St, Jersey City, NJ

101 Hudson Street, 3rd tallest building in New Jersey as of 2014, 2nd tallest in NJ looming over Exchange Place Plaza on the Hudson River along the harborside.

Katyn Memorial, Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ

Various views of the Katyn Memorial on Exchange Place in Jersey City

Downtown Denville, NJ

Rotary sponsored war memorial on Broadway in downtown Denville, NJ

Dismounted George Washington Equestrian Statue, Washington Park, Newark, NJ

The George Washington Statue in Washington Park in Newark, NJ

Waterloo Village, Byram Township, NJ

Morris Canal

Active church congregation at Waterloo Village

Waterloo Lakes

Waterloo Lakes

Grist mill turning stone which would mill grain to flour

Morris Canal, dilapidated bridge

Waterfall over what was once the Morris Canal

Plaque comemorating Irish veterans of the American Revolution dedicated by Princess Grace of Monaco

Waterloo Village is a restored 19th century canal town in Byram Township, NJ in Sussex County. It was the approximate halfway point along the 102 mile Morris Canal (Phillipsburg to Jersey City, NJ).  Waterloo had the ability to service the needs of a canal operation: inn, general store,  church,  blacksmith shop  and a watermill. For people who worked on the canal itself, Waterloo’s status as the mid point would be a natural place to stop over on what was then a 2 day trip to travel the canal. Today it is currently a museum  in Allamuchy Mountain State Park.

To see all the pictures, click on the link to the photo album on Facebook: Waterloo Village Album

Downtown Pequannock, NJ

Downtown Pequannock, NJ along the Newark Pompton Turnpike

Tallest Building in New Jersey? Goldman Sachs Tower, 30 Hudson St., Jersey City, NJ

Goldman Sachs Tower

Sadly it is often said that New Jersey, obviously North Jersey in particular, lies in the shadow of NYC. Being on a boat ride on the Hudson River, one can easily see that Jersey City warrants nary a glance from the throngs of tourists who are obviously pointing their cameras in the other direction. If I were to ask most people who reside in NJ what the tallest building in NJ was, most probably wouldn't know the answer. Nevertheless, sitting on Paulus Hook right at the mouth of the historic Morris Canal is the Goldman Sachs Tower.

Its 781' would make it the 20th tallest building in Manhattan (+/- depending on the pace of new construction).

The building was completed in 2004