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    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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    Childs Park opens Thursday, May 23. Dingmans Falls, Blue Mt Lakes/Skyline and unpaved Old Mine roads 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 »

CRM Saved From the Dam: Places

Places: Historic Structures

Saving a Few, Before Losing Them All (under CRM: Preservation)

The Ramirez Solar House: A Holistic Approach to a National Register Nomination (under CRM: Preservation)

 

Places: Architectural Styles

Mistress of Stylistic Blends: An Architectural Pictorial of the Minisink CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: The Minisink, Peters Valley NJ, Upper Delaware Valley architecture, Marie Zimmermann/Dutch Colonial Revival Style, C.S. Peirce/Peirce House, Dutch Reformed Church/Phoenix Antiques.

Upper Delaware Valley Cottages: A Simple Regional Dwelling Form CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Greek Revival style in the park, Garris House 1995, Garis House (1999), Photo Gallery: Garis House Restoration, Walpack Center and Van Campen Inn, Village of Walpack Center.

The Many Faces of Eaves: Dutch Reformed Church Dingmans Ferry PA CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) Photo feature (on page 32) of the building in various guises. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Phoenix Antiques.

Sympathy, Harmony, and New Architecture CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By Barbara Campagna, architect and historic preservation partner. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Delaware Valley House Type, Walpack Center NJ, Millbrook Village NJ, Peters Valley NJ, Greek Revival style in the park, Charles Peirce (house), Marie Zimmermann (house), Photo Gallery: Zimmermann Farm, structure at Raymondskill Falls.

 

Places: Cultural Landscapes

Preserving Cultural and Historic Landscapes: Developing Standards (National Park Service Technical Bulletin) CRM Magazine (Vol. 3 No. 1 March 1980) An early treatment by Robert Z. Melnick, ASLA, 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 Magazine: Saved from the Dam (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: The Tocks Island Dam Controversy, National Register properties within the park, Millbrook Village NJ, architecture in the park, historic leasing, agricultural permits, cultural landscapes.

The Minisink: A chronicle of the upper Delaware Valley CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Boy Scout Camps, photos of the Flood of 1955, Major Floods, Tocks Island Dam Controversy, Nancy Shukaitis in her own words, Herbert Kraft, Native American collections.

Assessing Cultural Landscapes CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam(Vol. 25 No.3 2002) RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: National Register properties within the park.

Yesterday and Today: Planting for Tomorrow CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: historic leasing, agricultural permits, cultural landscapes, Agriculture in the park, Farming the Park.

Searching for the Old Mine Road (under CRM: Stories)

"Drive-thru" History: A Self-Guided Auto Tour (under CRM: Stories)

Did You Know?

Sketch of a dam with forests on the river banks.

... that the reservoir of the proposed Tocks Island Dam would have inundated 30 miles of the Delaware River and 30,000 acres of its river valley (now part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.) The defeat of the dam was an early victory of the environmental movement in this country. More...