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    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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Collections: Colonial and Historic

Most of the features below were first published in the park's newsletter, Spanning the Gap (STG) or in the Cultural Resource Management magazine, CRM. STG and CRM features are pdf files.

For related pages in this website, and for links to other websites for each feature,
look up the feature under:

NEWS: Park Newspaper-Features from Back Issues, by year (STG features) or under:
NEWS: Park Newspaper-CRM Magazine, by topic (CRM features

Curation and Preservation of Artifacts

 

ARCHEOLOGY of Colonial and Historic Times

Cultural Connections (under People: Lifeways)

Who is buried in the "Slave" Cemetery? Documentary evidence of African American slaves and free citizens in the area. Additional Material to the guide to Military Trail.

Exploring the Archeological Potential of French and Indian War Fortifications CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By archeologists Pam Crabtree, Douglas Campana, and J.R. Wright.

An Investigation of the Brodhead Site CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By anthropologist Philip A. Perazio.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Archeology in a National Recreation Area CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By J.R. Wright and Lori Rohrer.

 

ARTIFACTS of Colonial and Historic Times

Grocer, storekeeper (STG: Spring/Summer 2004 Vol. 26, No. 1) A new look at the Daily Ledger for Millbrook's General Store and its part in the village's and the nation's economy.
Additional material
Cash, Credit, and Convenience: Reinterpreting Millbrook Village's Economy 1860-1880 Complete text of the presentation made at the 30th Anniversary Symposium of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on November 18, 1995. By museum technician Kathyrn A. Clippinger.
 

 

Did You Know?

Sketch of a hand underwater and reaching for a life jacket

... chief causes of water fatalities on the Delaware River are: (1) swimming without a lifejacket (PFD); (2) trying to swim across the river; and (3) swimming after drinking lots of alcohol. Wear a pfd and swim at  lifeguarded beaches. DON'T drink-then-swim! NEVER TRY TO SWIM ACROSS THE RIVER! More...