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Features: Cultural Landscapes

Most of these features 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) 

Railroads (under Stories) | Roads, Bridges, and Ferries (under Stories)

Millbrook Village NJ

 

CULTURAL LANDSCAPES THAT ARE LARGELY INTACT IN THE PARK

Agriculture in the Park (under Nature & Science: Plants)

Historic Wallpack Center (STG: Summer 1989 Vol. 11 No. 2) The village past and present.

Designed with Nature, the Zimmermann Estate (under Places; Individual Structures)

Old Mine Road (under Stories)

Farming the Park (under Nature & Science: Plants)

On the Frontier of New Jersey: An Introduction to Military Trail (STG: Summer 2000 Vol. 22, No. 2) Narrative and views of Military Trail, a one-mile trail dating from the 1700s.
Additional Material
• Who is Buried in the "Slave" Cemetery? Documentary evidence of African American slaves and free citizens in the area.

Military Trail A guide to the numbered signposts along this historic one-mile trail.
Additional Material
 • Who is Buried in the "Slave" Cemetery? Documentary evidence of African American slaves and free citizens in the area.

Preserving Cultural and Historic Landscapes: Developing Standards (National Park Service Technical Bulletin) CRM Magazine (Vol. 3 No. 1 March 1980) By Robert Z. Melnick, ASLA. An early treatment by a professor of historic landscape architecture, Kansas State University. This article is referenced in the article listed directly below.

Countryside Lost and Found: Discovering Cultural Landscapes CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam  Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By Hugh Miller, professor of historic preservation.

Assessing Cultural Landscapes CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam  Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By Cultural Resources Group Manager Shawn Eyring.

Saving a Few, Before Losing Them All CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam  Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By landscape architect Zehra Osman.

The Minisink: A chronicle of the upper Delaware Valley CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam  Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By historic preservation consultant Dennis Bertland.

Yesterday and Today: Planting for Tomorrow CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam  Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By wildlife biologist Larry Hilaire.

Searching for the Old Mine Road (under Stories)

Sympathy, Harmony, and New Architecture (under Places: Architecture & Styles)

River Road Rehab: An Update (STG: Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 27 No. 1) A report by park engineer Bill Leonard.
Additional material
• A Historical Narrative of River Road (with additional material on Freeman Tract Road.) By park Historian Susan Kopczynski.
• A Chronology of River Road (with additional material on river ferries.)

Update on Park Projects: Childs Park PA, Valley View Group Campground, NJ Swim Beach (under People: Managing the Park)

 

REMNANTS OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES

Egypt Mills (STG: Spring 1984 Vol. 7 No. 1) Brief history of the site that is now Toms Creek Picnic Area.

From Resort Era to Recreation Area (STG: Summer 1984 Vol. 7 No. 2) Resort Ruins at Resort Point Overlook PA.

The Dutch Mines: Fact or Myth (STG: Summer 1988 Vol. 10 No. 2) The legend and the evidence. Update by park historian Susan Kopczynski.

The French and Indian War in the Delaware Valley (STG: Summer 1999 Vol. 21, No. 2) The French and Indian (Seven Years) from 1753 to 1760 occasioned the building of a string of fortifications in the Delaware Valley. By park archeologist John R. Wright.

Life at the Kittatinny (under People: Recreating)

Exhibits On Line: "A Constant Patrol"--New Jersey's line of defense in the French & Indian War (under Exhibits On Line)
Additional Material:
• Exhibits On Line: Jonathan Hampton's Map and Letter

River Road Rehab: An Update
Additional material
• A Historical Narrative of River Road and Freeman Tract Road
By park historian Susan Kopczynski.
• A Chronology of River Road and its Ferries

 

NEARBY LANDSCAPES RELATED TO THE PARK

Welcome to Grey Towers (under Places: Preservation & Re-use)

Photo Gallery: Railroad Structures in the Stroudsburgs Photographs of structures and landscapes related to the Pocono Mainline Excursion (under Stories: Railroads)

 

Did You Know?

Sketch of a hand being scratched by the claws of a bear

... that Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is home to hundreds of black bears. The bears are usually peaceful, but they are still large, wild animals that can maul a person. Don't approach or annoy bears! Don't let your dog chase a mother bear or her cubs! NEVER FEED A BEAR! More...