Morris County - Long Valley - "Rails Along the Morris Canal in Western NJ”


Saturday, June 23 – Morris County

Bill McKelvey will speak to the Washington Twp Historical Society about "Rails Along the Morris Canal in Western NJ.” Bill will show vintage views of the canal and the rail/trolley lines along it.

William J. “Captain Bill” McKelvey is the chairman of the Liberty Historic Railway, Inv. www.LHRy.org. His interests and accomplishments: New Jersey Transportation Historian - Author- Publisher- Bookseller- Lecturer – Canal Study Tour Leader, Artifact/Equipment Preservation-Philanthropist
6 Fairview Ave, Long Valley, NJ 07853

Location: 6 Fairview Ave, Long Valley, NJ 07853, USA

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