Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - HISTORY & CULTURE: Stories (U.S. National Park Service)

Heading south on the dirt roadbed of Old Mine Road, just north of Van Campen Inn NJ

A Ride Down Old Mine Road
Spanning the Gap Vol. 22 No. 2 Summer 2000

Visitors seeking to tour the park by automobile are often directed along the "scenic route"--Old Mine Road. As interesting as their destinations may be, part of the pleasure of using Old Mine Road is the simple pleasure of "getting there".

Exploring Delaware Water Gap History: A Field Guide to the Historic Structures and Cultural Landscapes of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was published in 2000 by Eastern National, the park's cooperating association. This auto tour guide to the scenic New Jersey side of the park was written by park historian Susam Kopczynski. The excerpts below were published in the park newsletter, Spanning the Gap:
• Part I: Interstate 80 (Exit 1) to Watergate NJ
• Part II: Millbrook Village and Flatbrookville NJ
• Part III: NPS 615 and Walpack Center NJ
• Part IV: Peters Valley NJ

ADDITIONAL FEATURES ON OLD MINE ROAD

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)

"Drive-thru" History: A Self-Guided Auto Tour CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By park hisorian Susan Kopczynski.

Searching for the Old Mine Road CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By Alicia Batko, historian of the Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History (M.A.R.C.H.)

Life at the Kittatinny

The Dutch Mines: Fact or Myth By park historian Sue Kopczynski.

Restoration at Millbrook Village: Garis House (STG: Fall 1999 Vol. 21, No. 3) An appreciation of this 1800s house by historic preservation specialist Ken Sandri.
Additional material
• Photo Gallery: Restoration at Garis House

Isaac Van Campen Inn (STG: Summer 1983 Vol. 6 No. 2) The house and its restoration. By Historic Architect Tom Solon.

On the Frontier of New Jersey: An Introduction to Military Trail (STG: Summer 2000 Vol. 22, No. 2) LINKS: The French and Indian War in the Delaware Valley, Exhibits On Line: "A Constant Patrol"--New Jersey's line of defense in the French & Indian War
Additional Material
• Who is buried in the "Slave" Cemetery? Documentary evidence of African American slaves and free citizens in the area.

Foster Armstrong House (STG: Spring 1984 Vol. 7 No. 1) Brief history of the historic home.

Military Trail, a guide to signposts on 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.