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Archive of Back Issues 2001

2001 (Volume 23)

Park Profiles: Archeologist Herbert Kraft (1927-2000) (STG Spring 2001 Vol. 23 No. 1) Two remembrances of Professor Kraft, a specialist in Lenape (Delaware) culture, by park archeologist John R. Wright and by David Orr, Mid-Atlantic Region's Archeologist for the National Park Service. KEYWORDS: Herbert Kraft (1927-2000), Seton Hall University, John Cotter, University of Pennsylvania Department of American Civilization, James Deetz, Paul Kinsey, Franklin & Marshall College, Lenape Natives, Minisink longhouses, Miller Field NJ, Fort John NJ, Fort Johns NJ, Fort Shapnack NJ, Fort Shapanack NJ, French & Indian War. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE:: Archeology at Fort Johns (a French & Indian War Site), A Constant Patrol: French & Indian War sites in the park (under Exhibits on Line), Archeology in the Minisink TodayCultural Connections, Colonial and historic archeology. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Minisink Archeological Site National Landmark PA.

 

A Drop to Drink (STG Summer 2001 Vol. 23, No. 2) By water resources specialist DeNise Cooke. KEYWORDS: water quality, water resources, Delaware River watershed, Delaware River, Middle Delaware National Scenic River, Special Protection Waters Regulations, STORET, dissolved oxygen (DO). RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Fishing, National Parks on the Delaware RiverLINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Map of the Delaware River Basin (Delaware River Basin Commission).

Peace and War: a Find in the Park (STG Summer 2001 Vol. 23, No. 2) A colonial stoveplate discovered and identified in the park. By park historian Susan Kopczynski. KEYWORDS: stoveplate, stove plate, jamp stove, Christopher Decker Jr., Decker House, Bible in Iron, Henry C. Mercer, colonial iron works. grenadiers, Frederic William I of Prussia, cranetir, Quakers. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Bucks County Historical Society Doylestown PA.

 

Trees at Rest (STG Fall 2001 Vol. 23, No. 3) Why trees change color. By park ranger Jeanine Ferrence. KEYWORDS: fall colors, tree colors, trees changing colors, foliage. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Trees and Shrubs in the parkFall Colors, Why Leaves Change ColorFall Foliage in the park (hotlines & links)

Down by the Riverside (STG Fall 2001 Vol. 23, No. 3) A day with Kittatinny Canoes' River Clean-up. By Jeanelia Domond. KEYWORDS: Delaware River Clean-up, Kittatinny Canoes Clean Up, Ruth Jones, Dave Jones. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Delaware River Clean-up, Photo Gallery: River Clean-upLINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Kittatinny Canoes

Welcome to Grey Towers (STG Fall 2001 Vol. 23, No. 3) The nearby home of Gifford Pinchot reopens after restoration. KEYWORDS: Governor Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946), James Pinchot, Richard Morris Hunt, Cornelia Bryce, Cornelia Bryce Pinchot, Fiddlin' Foresters. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Grey Towers National Historic SitePinchot Institute for Conservation, Pinchot on the website of Pike County Historical Society.

 

Life at the Kittatinny (STG Winter 2001 Vol. 23, No. 4) The hotel that once stood at Resort Point at the Water Gap. KEYWORDS: Kittatinny Point, Kittatinny Hotel, steamboat Kittatinny, Delaware Water Gap resorts, Water Gap House, Resort Point PA, Beers Atlas of Monroe County. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: From Resort Era to Recreation Area, Delaware Lackawanna & Western (DL&W) Railroad Station. (Water Gap Station) LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Monroe County Historical Association

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... 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!
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