Waterloo Village

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Waterloo Village is a partially restored Canal Town in Sussex County. It is in the process of being restored but due to monetary shortages, repair is slow and its only open on a limited basis, mostly for school tours. However it is open for people to walk around and explore. There is also a functioning church with active parish still there, so Sunday mornings you may have other visitors. Its also a part of the Morris Canal, there’s a restored mill, a Smith’s store and many other goodies, including the Rutan Cabin Farmsite. There’s many Victorian houses, in varying states of disrepair, and an Lenape Indian village which is becomes popular with the fourth graders of New Jersey. On our trip we did not visit the Indian village. The Indian Village tours are found at Winakung At Waterloo and the town is part of Allamuchy Mountain State Park.

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