canal house

Isaac Kremer/ April 10, 2026/

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A canal house served as a glossary/residence/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="2bebdd990013b0ebfb911e973b080711" target="_blank" >residence for the bridge tender and their family. The bridge tender was responsible for constant supervision of the canal, opening and closing the swing bridge to allow canal boats and barges to pass. (Kremer, 2026) Photo of Blackwells Mills Canal House from Franklin Township, New Jersey, 2023.

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IsaacKremer.com is the personal website of Isaac Kremer, MSARP, a nationally recognized leader in the Main Street Approach to commercial district revitalization with over 25 years of experience. Kremer, New Jersey's first certified Main Street America Revitalization Professional (MSARP), has served as founding executive director for organizations like Experience Princeton and the Metuchen Downtown Alliance, which won a Great American Main Street Award under his leadership. He recently became director of the Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority in Michigan.