2004 (Volume 26)

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. KEYWORDS: Millbrook store, Millbrook general store, Millbrook store register, Millbrook day book, Philip J.S. Garis, Philip J.S. Garris, barter, self-order, self order, consumer culture, consumerism, credit, loss leader, scarcity of cash, scarce cash, cash shortage, financial panic, collar stays, machine-made glassware, imported cigars, Jacob Cole, Millbrook Village Post Office, postmaster. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Millbrook Village, Old Mine Road.
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. KEYWORDS: Columbia & Walpack Turnpike, Belvidere Apollo, New Jersey Herald, Sussex County Democrat, Millbrook Diary, John Kinney, Abram V. Shoemaker, Philip S, Garis, Hannah Garis, Abram Garis, Daniel Hunterdon, Uzal B. Labar, Kentucky jean, Trauger Family, George A. Trauger, Ryerson Trauger, Rilda Trauger, Cyrus Trauger, Coonrod Welter, Conrad Welter, Henry Berk. Jacob Cole, Henry Westfall, Mary Crown, Elias Garis, John S, Van Gorden, Angeline Smith Van Campen Ribble, James Van Campen, Samuel Ribble, Lizzie Van Campen Ribble, Wycoffe Cooke & Bell, New York stores, J.N. Roof, Gilbert Mfg. mail order catalogs, Aaron Montgomery Ward, Grange Supply House, Grange stores, Panic of 1873, greenbacks, self-orders, paregoric, Balmoral skirt, laudanum, Law's Liniment, yellow-ware. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Millbrook Village, Garris House Preservation, Garis House Restoration, Gallery: Garis House

The "AT" Experience (STG Spring/Summer 2004 Vol. 26, No. 1) A brief background of the Appalachian Trail and its path through the recreation area. By district park ranger Brad Clawson. KEYWORDS: Appalachian Trail, Springer Mt. GA, Mt. Katahdin ME, thru-hiker, through-hiker, through hiker, ridgerunner, Wilmington Trail Club, Totts Gap PA, Poplar Valley, Water Gap, Delaware Water Gap, Fred Waring, Mt. Minsi PA, Mt. Tammany NJ, Brink Road NJ, Brinks Road NJ, Mt. Tammany Trail, Blue-blaze trail, Blue-blazed trail, Dunnfield Creek Trail, Sunfish Pond (National Natural Landmark), Crater Lake NJ, Buttermilk Falls NJ, Raccoon Ridge NJ, Depew Island, Poxono Island, Blairstown NJ, Hardwick NJ, Catfish Fire Tower NJ. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Mohican Outdoor Center, Eastern National (guidebooks to the AT) LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Appalachian Trail (headquartered in Harpers Ferry WV), Appalachian Trail Conservancy (formerly Appalachian Trail Conference) and the New York/ New Jersey Conference, Appalachian Mountain Club, Worthington State Forest NJ, Stokes State Forest NJ, Yards Creek (Pumped Storage) Generating Station.

Living Treasure Interview: A Life along the River
Ruth Jones (STG Winter 2004/2005 Vol. 26, No. 2) A conversation with the owner of Kittatinny Canoes. KEYWORDS: Ruth Jones, Ruth Olschewsky, Ernie Olschewsky, Edna Olschewsky, Edna Koutz, Karamac, Kittatinny Point, Kittatinny Pool, Kittatinny Beach, The Endless Mountains, Nix on Tocks, Frank Jones, Dave Jones. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Major Floods in this park (under Stories), Down by the Riverside (Clean-up.) LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Kittatinny Canoes.

On and Under the Delaware: 15 Years of the River Clean-up (STG Winter 2004/2005 Vol. 26, No. 2) The annual event sponsored by Kittatinny Canoes. KEYWORDS: River Clean-up, Delaware River Clean-Up, On and Under the Delaware, Take Pride in America, Ruth Jones, Dave Jones, David Jones, Port Jervis NY. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Down by the Riverside. (Clean-up) LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Kittatinny Canoes.
Additional material
• Photo Gallery: The River Clean-up KEYWORDS: Matamoras Base.

Using Cell Phones Means Needing Cell Towers (STG Winter 2004/2005 Vol. 26, No. 2) A report on cell-tower applications to the recreation area. By ranger activities assistant Michele Kuna. KEYWORDS: Rt. 209 corridor, cell phone, cell towers, cell phone towers, monopoles, co-location, collocation.  LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Verizon, AT&T, National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (65 pages), Telecommunications Act of 1996, WSBG (Lite 93.5) Radio Tower Mt. Minsi PA. 

Cliff Park Reopens (STG Winter 2004/2005 Vol. 26, No. 2) The historic property that is now part of the recreation area. KEYWORDS: Milford Cliffs, Pocono Plateau, Cliff Park, Cliff Park Inn, Cliff Park Golf Course, Harry Buchanan, Buchanan Family, Jamie Klausman, Yvonne Klausman. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Cliff Park Inn.

Ivan Causes Region's Third Worst Flood (STG Winter 2004/2005 Vol. 26, No. 2) A condensation of the flood briefing statement. By park ranger Kathleen Sandt. KEYWORDS: Ivan, Hurricane Ivan, Tropical Storm Ivan, Montague NJ gauge, cfs, Kittatinny Point Visitor Center NJ, Kittatinny Point NJ, Manna Site PA. Depew Recreation SiteNJ, Dingmans Fall Boardwalk PA, Bushkill Access PA. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Major Floods in this park. (under Stories) LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Map of the Delaware River Basin (on the website of the Delaware River Basin Commission)
Additional Material
• Photo Gallery: Ivan Passes Through Photos by park staff of the September 2004 flood. KEYWORDS: Smithfield Beach PA, Millbrook VillageNJ, Van Campens Brook NJ, Dingmans Falls PA, Raymondskill Falls PA, Route 209 PA, Delaware Water Gap PA, Garis Barn NJ, Millbrook pedestrian bridge NJ. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Construction projects at NJ Swim Beach Site and Childs Park PA, Kittatinny Point NJ, Earlier history of Kittatinny Point NJ (under People: Individuals).