This is one of many parks that Oatis can not wait to go to. In fact, all I have to say is "Grace Lord Park" and Oatis goes to get his leash and brings it to me.
Aside from a place to walk your dog, Grace Lord Park has great historical significance. As far back as 1747, Grace Lord Park and the Rockaway River have been the site of iron production. Iron furnaces can still be seen along it's banks. During the Revolutionary War various iron products were produced here including: axes, kettles, horses to name a few. The park is part of a tour that is conducted by the Boonton Historical Society.
From 1834-1934, coal was shipped from Easton, Pa. to Jersey City on the 102 mile Morris Canal which ran through Boonton and fed by the Rockaway River. Iron production was a key component of the American Industrial Revolution,
The walking path in the park is about a mile long and runs parallel to the river. It is shaded. The Rockaway River empties into the Boonton Reservoir.
Under the reservoir id the old town of Boonton. During excavations in the construction of the reservoir, Triassic fossils were found which can now be found in the Smithsonian, New York Museum of Natural History and the Morris Museum.
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