Port Colden Historic District — although the neighborhood was settled well before the middle of the 18th century, it was not until the opening of the Morris Canal in 1831 that a village began to coalesce around the canal lock and plane (ca. 1828-1931) and the large boat basin (ca. 1837). The village flourished in the middle decades of the 19th century and obtained some local importance as a business and educational center. [Washington Township, Warren County, NJ]