Waterloo Village Historic Site
Stanhope NJ
2005

https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/historic/waterloovillage.html


Waterloo Village is a restored 19th-century canal town in Byram Township, Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey, United States. The community was approximately the half-way point in the roughly 102 miles trip along the Morris Canal, which ran from Jersey City to Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

Waterloo is nestled between Schooley’s Mountain and Allamuchy Mountain in the Musconetcong River Valley. The Musconetcong River divides the property between Sussex and Morris Counties. The Fields at Waterloo, a large concert and event complex, and Quarry Lake are located just a mile from Waterloo Village Historic Site in Warren County.
Within the historic site are many natural, cultural and historic resources. Waterloo Village, itself, is an authentic 19th century village that developed on the banks of the Morris Canal. The site is overflowing with native wildflowers and plants. Wildlife is abundant in the wooded environment and the Waterloo Vernal Pool is an important breeding ground for amphibians. The Rutan Cabin and farm site illustrates early pioneer family farms in Northern New Jersey. Winakung is a native woodland forest with exhibits and hands-on activities about wilderness skills, woodland resources, forest food, and Lenape village life.
Thousands of acres of New Jersey State Park property surround the historic site offering many trails and other recreational opportunities.