Millstone Valley Scenic Byway
Kingston, Lock 8, NJ

The park here includes the Millstone River, the canal, the Kingston Locktender’s House, the Tollhouse, the Kingston Basin, Lock #8, and the bridge that replaced Swing Bridge #16.

In the 1700s, George Washington led his weary troops along the King’s Highway to Kingston, where he held the famous “conference on horseback” with his officers to decide whether to attempt capturing British supplies in New Brunswick or to camp in Morristown for the winter.

Canal building began here in 1830.