Decker names mentioned in history of sussex and warren. The study of history of late years has been directed so largely to an examination of the social aspects of the development of. History van campen inn family walpack nj homestead farm. Oct 11, 2018 residents return to a new jersey ghost town that still haunts their memories. Snells history of sussex and warren counties snell, 1881, is a commonly used source. Cortrights with a sussex county connection sussex county. Full text of history of sussex and warren counties, new jersey. It had a 50by25foot wooden blockhouse on stone foundation, with a 15by20foot log cabin and a 52by26foot stone house dwelling of capt. Sussex county, new jersey genealogy familysearch wiki. The walpack historical society uses this facility for its general meetings. Sussex county is the northernmost county in the state of new jersey.
Walpack historical society, 1 main street, layton, nj 2020. What are the best books on the history of new jersey. He served as mayor of walpack for 56 years and was on the township. Participants for the hike will gather at the rosenkrans museum, main street, walpack center, nj within the delaware water gap nra at 11. The township includes a section of the old mine road. Milford readers and writers festival, new jersey poetry book, poetry by kerri nicole mccaffrey, tocks island, wallpack poetry, walpack info, walpack nj, walpack poetry poems, paintings at milford readers and writers fest will show human cost of tocks island project. Reference kuykendall families of america, vols 16 compiled by velma kuykendall winn. An index to family and place names is also included. Peec and the walpack historical society are partners with the delaware water gap national recreation area nra. Turn left, and the road bends sharply around a ridge on the right in the walpack bend. Additional great histories for andover twp, byrum twp, frankford twp, green twp, hampton twp, hardyston twp, lafayette twp, montague, twp, sandyston twp, sparta twp, stillwater twp, vernon twp, walpack twp, and wantage twp pdf files from rays place.
The book will be available for sale at walpack center before the hike. Smith, deceased, died seized, and the tract hereby conveyed was assigned to the party of the first part is a partition of said lands among the children and heirs. It is a well preserved example of a substantial rural dwelling of the early 19th century. Walpack, nj forecast, radar and current weather new. Allname index for the history of the kuykendall family by g. Walpack historical society hike sussex county historical society. The villages main and only street intersects nps rt. Walpack township, new jersey revolutionary war sites.
This town is on the national register of historic places. Kuykendall submitted to the family history library for microfilming. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. On sunday, april 3rd, the walpack historical society will sponsor a hike in. As of the 2010 united states census, the township had a population of 16, reflecting a decline of 25 61. He served as mayor of walpack for 56 years and was on the township committee for 56 years, retiring on april 1, 2011. The history of sussex county, new jersey spans over,000 years from the time paleo indians arrived after the wisconsin glacier melted to the present day, and the entire width of the american experience. The walpack historical society actively stimulates an awareness and interest in the walpack area through lectures, tours, publications and special events, such. In the 1919 book history of the kuykendall family there is correspondence from individuals whose uncles and cousins utilize different variations of the surname.
The ranch was a camp for boys and consisted of 300 pristine acres in sandyston township, owned and operated by artie and arlene cohen. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. An 1881 local history book, referring to a third lot, says there was an adjoining lot that is occasionally used for the burial of colored people. Hamptons map guide to northwest new jersey by skylands. Remembering the village of bevans part 2 lifestyle new jersey.
Jun 30, 2015 who is buried in the slave cemetery, walpack nj. Mar 14, 2016 tucked away in sussex county, the town dates back to 1731. History van campen inn family walpack nj homestead. Smith, deceased, died seized, and the tract hereby conveyed was assigned to the party of the first part is a partition of. Search the history of over 439 billion web pages on the internet. The township includes a section of the old mine road, which is reputed to have been constructed by the early dutch. Walpack township 9 main street walpack center, nj 07881 phone and fax. Nearly a mile beyond the bridge the road passes the site of the lower dutch walpack church. Full text of history of sussex and warren counties, new. Wallpack center, nj wallpack center, new jersey map. Most titles about new jersey and specific towns are shelved in the call number range 974.
Address sussex county courthouse 4347 high street newton, nj 07860 phone. The township includes a section of the old mine road, which is reputed to have been constructed by the early dutch miners in the mid1600s as a means of transporting copper ore from the pahaquarry area to kingston formerly esopus, n. Nov 03, 2017 from just the examples above, we learn how walpack, sussex county, got its name, that the native american teedyuseung was the last king of the delawares, that the new jersey herald was first printed in the fall of 1829, that the cochran house was on spring street in newton, that pemberton brittons mother attended school in a log house in. Relevant books and reports can be located by searching the library catalog. May, 2018 a history of the van campen inn and the families who lived there.
Old mine road and van campen inn in new jersey skylands visitor. Walpack township is the oldest municipality in sussex county. Once a year whs steps back in time to when new jersey was the colonial frontier and the van campen inn served as a yaugh house and place of refuge to settlers and travelers alike. Page 57 of the courtright family book book marriage date 311752 served as soldier in the revolution. In his 1872 book, the historical directory of sussex county, n. That ancient trail by amelia stickney decker sussex county. Replied by misterpat on topic walpack, nj by glen lewis in many places along the old mine road within the state of new jersey, neglect and the sharp edge of the budget axe have scraped the pavement off the surface, and revealed the powdery and pocked dirt origins of this ancient trail, said by some to be the oldest commercial road on the north. The ghost town of walpack nj still haunts former residents memories. History and heritage in northwest new jersey skylands. Fuller, 85, of walpack, died thursday, april 21, 2011, at newton memorial hospital. Walpack, the historical name for this general area and for the surrounding township, is the corrupted form of a more complex indian term meaning whirlpool. Daniel shoemaker farm, house, wallpack center, sussex county, nj.
The ghost town of walpack nj still haunts former residents. In 1776, isaac van campen served as a delegate to one session of the provincial congress of new jersey. Memories of residing in the van campen inn news new. Get directions, maps, and traffic for wallpack center, nj. Fuller was a member of the vfw in montague and the american legion. Walpack township was one of only four municipalities in new jersey with a doubledigit. A nj colonial militia fort six miles upriver from fort walpack, built near isaac van campens inn 1746 on old mine road at shapanack flats. Walpack township is a township in sussex county, new jersey, united states. The present consistory of the church includes abram decker. The provincial congress was the governing body of new jersey during the early period of the revol the 1,000acre plantation property of john rosenkrans was located next to the van campen inn. A place called home a history of the van campen inn and the. Residents return to a new jersey ghost town that still haunts their memories. Coles scrapbooks this set of binders regarding the history of vernon township. The marker dedicated to the history of this beautiful section of sussex county is located on the lawn in front of the walpack municipal building in walpack center.
An 1881 local history book, referring to a third lot, says there was an adjoining lot that is occasionally used for. The township of sandyston was erected by royal patent from walpack in. A place called home a history of the van campen inn and the families who lived t hutson, arlene aust and robert l. Feb 16, 2020 walpack frustrated by the lack of information available relative to the black cemetery in walpack, sussex county resident sharon spangenberg has launched a search in an attempt to determine. The carpentry has been attributed to john turn, sr.
To access the ore and to transport it to kingston, new york, they constructed a road, now known as the old mine road. An 1881 local history book, referring to a third lot, says there was an. Walpack genealogy in sussex county, nj usa 1,060,369 new jersey,927 sussex county 430 walpack 18 note. Walpack history july 6, 2017 on sunday july 16th 2017 at 1. Kuykendall developed and privately published 1995 by e. The second part of the book takes the reader on a tour of some of the connecting roads and century old houses in walpack, sandyston and montague townships. Today the church is owned by the national park service. The walpack inn 7 national park service rd 615, layton, new jersey 07881 rated 4. Full text of minisink valley reformed dutch church records. This is not a family history book, instead it is an excellent. Jim price also recorded some of his memories of residing in the van campen inn in a book entitled, bout, rattlesnakes, frog. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. The main portion was built, according to a datestone, in 1822. Walpack center nj is an authentic example of a local valley village.
Census data for walpack township, sussex county, nj pop. Walpack center, nj within the delaware water gap nra at 11. Primitive by present standards, it was a major undertaking in its day, and legends of the road. Per lineage of anna horton cortright 15861921 by frank i bennett, chicago page 7 daniel, born marbletown 41729, married 371752 at walpack, nj, to rusje van auken, b marbletown 791732. The walpack inn, open since 1949, is in a largely undiscovered corner of new jersey, and if you can find the place youll be rewarded with gorgeous vistas and a carnivores. The history of sussex county, new jersey spans over,000 years from the time paleo indians arrived after the wisconsin glacier melted to the present day, and the entire width of the american experience before europeans arrived, the area was a wilderness with large areas of forests and grasslands inhabited by bands of munsee, a subgroup within the lenape, or delaware indians. Organized by the walpack historical society, it was a rare. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit.
The provincial congress was the governing body of new jersey during the early period of the revol. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. In the 1600s dutch miners discovered copper ore in a beautiful ravine located about seven miles north of the delaware water gap. Walpack historical society sussex county, new jersey. The van campen inn was built circa 1750 and was purchased in 1754 by isaac van campen.
The andrew snable house was built in 1801 and was added to the national register of historic places on july 23, 1979. Daniel shoemaker farm, house, wallpack center, sussex. Join the walpack historical society on sunday, october 14th, 2018 from 12 pm 5 pm for van campen day. Walpack genealogy in sussex county, nj usa 1,060,369 new jersey,927 sussex county 430 walpack 18. Also known as fort shapanack and head quarters fort. Now used for park housing, storage, and offices, its commercial and social life have dwindled, but it retains many original structures, including the village church, in a virtually unaltered 19th century landscape. A place called home a history of the van campen inn and the families who lived t. A rear kitchenwing with a large cooking fireplace probably antedated the main.
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