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    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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    Childs Park opens May 25. Dingmans Falls, Blue Mt Lakes/Skyline and unpaved Old Mine roads are open. STILL CLOSED PA: Mt. Minsi spur trails closed due to falcon nesting; Hornbecks & Adams Trails closed; McDade Trail closed trail miles 24.5 to 27.5 More »

Archive of Back Issues 2000

2000 (Volume 22)

Farming the Park (STG Spring 2000 Vol. 22, No.1) An assessment of the park's agricultural permit program. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Agriculture in the park, Corn: An American Native, Historic Orchard at Roberts Farm NJ, Historic Apple Trees.

Corn: An American Native (STG Spring 2000 Vol. 22, No. 1) KEYWORDS: corn, maize, Three Sisters Garden. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Cultural Connections, Farming the Park, Agriculture in the park.

 

Old Mine Road (STG Summer 2000 Vol. 22, No. 2) An auto tour guide. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Dutch Mines Fact or Myth?, Millbrook Village, Garis House (1999), Photo Gallery: Restoration at Garis House (1999), Delaware View House, An Introduction to Military Trail, Military Trail (trail guide), Walpack Center and Van Campen Inn, Restoration of Van Campen Inn, slaves of the Van Campen and Rosencrans families, bank barns, Peters Valley Craft Center, Greek Revival in the park, Dingmans Bridge, Historic Houses of Montague NJ (Foster-Armstrong/Nelden-Roberts), Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History (M.A.R.C.H.)

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. . RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Exhibits on Line: A Constant Patrol: Hampton's Forts (Fort Johns), Exhibits on Line: Hampton's Letter and Map, The French and Indian War in the Delaware Valley, Old Mine Road, Military Trail (trail guide),

 

Park Profiles: Philosopher Charles Peirce (1839-1914) (STG Fall 2000 Vol. 22 No. 3) Mathematician and pragmatist philosopher Charles Peirce lived at Arisbe, a historic home now within the recreation area.
Additional Material
• A Biography of Charles S. Peirce.

 

Railway Avenue and the Delaware Valley Railroad (DVRR) (STG Winter 2000 Vol. 22, No. 4) Railway Avenue, once a street in the village of Bushkill, is now a flat trail through the woods and along an old railroad bed. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Railroads in the Park, East Stroudsburg Railroad Landscape (DL&W).

Did You Know?

A bear peeking out from cornstalks.

... 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...