The Story of Waterloo Village: From Colonial Forge to Canal Town

First established in the 1700s as a forge village, Waterloo—located in Sussex County, New Jersey—has endured several eras of decline and growth. An industrial hub and farming community, it played a role in the American Revolution. When the canal arrived, Waterloo reinvented itself into a vital transportation link that helped foster the new nation's first Industrial Revolution. The peacefulness of the canal belies the complex engineering required to integrate it into the village's footprint....