towpath

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• Those interested in American history will flip for Washington Crossing Historic Park and the Old Barracks Museum, while nature lovers should bring their bikes for a ride along the D&R Canal towpath, now a paved multi-use trail along the water’s edge.

• The towpaths that run alongside the canals were once used by horses and teams of men to pull canal boats loaded with coal, foodstuff and raw materials, but were quickly abandoned once railways were built.

• Your moderate strength of a mere everyday physical education gives you the sufficient mastery of the towpath.

• The mules took fright, got into a regular mixup, broke the harness, and went up the towpath at a two-forty gait.

• The oats was brought, and the Juke, boldly mountin the jibpoop, throwed them onto the towpath.

• We tried towing, with a line along the towpath, and the boat banged against the bank constantly.

• Tony and I and the coal-cart will await you on this spot, at the corner of the towpath on Sunday evening at nine o'clock.