Old mine road, new jersey montague, new jersey sports. At a length of 104 miles, it stretches from the delaware water gap to the vicinity of kingston, ny. The legend of the phantom black pickup truck, which is said to patrol clinton road during the darkest hours, has been an infamous presence in our town for at least thirty years. Anyone got any coolscary weird nj locations that are still in existence. The strange murder that shocked suburban new jersey. Route 9 south, old bridge, nj at the end of old jake brown road sits a group of small, onefamily houses that were obviously abandonedin a great hurry. Vansickle, president of the sussex county historical. Maybe youd like to cruise down haunted annies road in totowa, or take a stroll. We also saw an abandoned library which contained a book about old bridge new jersey and inside the book, runyon was included. On 3285 old mine rd, sandyston nj we have 24 property listings for the 46 residents and businesses. Old mine road is a road in new jersey and new york said to be. These old red barns on old mine road could be a picture postcard from.
From shocking to terrifying or simply amazing, here are the most insane things happening right now in. The old mine road iba is the only place in nj that cerulean warbler nests. The ghost town of walpack nj still haunts former residents memories. The garden state, like all the others, is full of weird and unusual buildings and legends to go along with them. The copper mine inn and the gated copper mine adit left are dramatic reminders of essential parts of new jerseys history that can be told along old mine road. Old mine road is considered to be one of the oldest continuallyused roads in the united states. Nikhil desai is thinking about doing something different at old mine road, new jersey. We are very proud to announce the release of weird njs very first true ebook, home state hauntings. Posted march 24, 2009 by lostinjersey in creepy roads, middlesex.
It began in kingston, new york, wove through sussex and warren counties in new jersey, and ended near the delaware water gap. A composting toilet building is a few minutes drive north of the parking area, near poxono access on. Dangerous, abandoned homes are ruining a historic n. The most insane things happening right now in new jersey. Take these 12 country roads in new jersey for an unforgettable scenic drive. By doing a lot of reading and a lot of map searching, ive been able to figure out where a. It was a rainy night in new jersey, and i was standing under a side porch at the old bernardsville library with two friends, waiting to meet a ghost named phyllis. In new jersey, the extended closures include mountain road, blue mountain lakes road crater lake area, watergate, namanock, rivers bend group campground, and the dirt section of old mine road. Then it must have been at least 15 years later before i saw runyon road in weird nj.
New independent books from new jersey, a photographic collection of. The road in new jersey is not the only one with this unusual name. Nps to keep areas closed, will let roads become trails. Old mine road is a scenic route recorded in the national register of historic places and is considered to be one of the oldest roads in the united states, running 104 miles from the southern most point at kittatinny point visitor center in hardwick township. View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. The old mine road, considered the first road in america designed for wheeled vehicles, was built three hundred years ago by dutch settlers for access to the mines of the minisink country.
A 250yearold roadway named for the mines at pahaquarry, old mine road forms most of the old mine road route that stitches together sections of several roads into the parks main passage in new jersey. Among the graves is a small monument to soldiers who died at the 1780 battle of conneshaugh and are buried here in unmarked graves. To the relative newcomers to the area, like me, it is easy to feel that these modern descendants of the old folks we read about in books have a certain elevated status. New jersey state park police will patrol park areas to ensure the public is following the governors directives to stay home to help limit the spread of covid19. Near the twin tunnels on valley creek road in downingtown is chester countys entrance to the netherworld.
A bumpy drive through history along old mine road new jersey. In the 1600s dutch miners discovered copper ore in a beautiful ravine located about seven miles north of the delaware water gap. Old mine road, tocks island dam, squatters, and the. Walpack a section of old mine road is about to get some extensive and muchneeded repairs, requiring the road to be closed weekdays through midnovember, according to officials with the. Since their numbers have declined by 80% in recent years, if you want to see one, heres the place to go. To access the ore and to transport it to kingston, new york, they constructed a road, now known as the old mine road.
Old mine rd, sandyston nj rehold address directory. The old mine road guide to northwest new jersey by. Sterling hill and franklin mines, the ghost of the old. Historical tradition says that the 104mile pathway was built by. Scenic drive delaware water gap national recreation area. Its not for everyone, said wycalek, driving old mine road at 4 miles an. Though you can travel the entire length of new jersey in about three hours, we have diverse landscapes and winding roads that traverse them. Old mine road is a road in new jersey and new york said to be one of the oldest continuously used roads in the united states of america. 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. We are all in this together to keep your family and our entire new jersey family safe, stay home, practice good hygiene and follow all state and cdc. Being the story of john fenwicks colony, the oldest english speaking settlement on the delaware river paperback. Weird nj your travel guide to new jerseys local legends. True stories of ghostly places in new jersey for your ipad, kindle and nook tablets. According to the lebanon public records, the property at 2 old mine rd.
The old mine road is a road in nj and ny said to be one of the oldest continuously used roads in the united states. Ive been reading these books since i was a little kid like 6 years old. In the 1600s dutch miners discovered copper ore in a beautiful ravine located about seven miles. In its abandoned state the ruins of cross castle would become the stuff of legend. The easiest way to quickly and accurately locate information in this index is to use the findsearch function supported by your browser to help guide your search. The lot is on old mine rd, hardwick township, nj 07825 but this is a park road in the delaware water gap national recreation area with no street number to enter into a gps. The minisink westbrook family burial ground dates to 1731. I have heard or read about many places from other websites, discussion boards, and of course, weird nj. According to the story, a man named jiles jones once lived here, but in a farmhouse smack in the middle of an otherwise. Knight farm, old mine road, flatbrookville, sussex county, nj contributor names. J your travel guide to new jerseys local legends and. If youve been to a place on the list, id appreciate you telling me where it is. I went up to clinton road with two friends of mine.
J your travel guide to new jerseys local legends and best kept secrets volume 9 moran, mark, sceurman, mark on. In many places along the old mine road within the state of new jersey. October 15, 2019 montague, nj feels good to see parin graduating to prosumer camera to nurture his photography skills. As the mines in the area closed, and men and women took to farming or working for canals or railroads or the other companies which began to prosper in the skylands and neighboring localities, the old mine road remained a country lane in new jersey, and became route 209 in new york. You never know exactly what youll find in the local news, and it certainly keeps things interesting. In old bridge, more motts creek, the strange ranger of clinton road, the ghost. Includes an interactive map for the motorcycle route, photos, rider comments, gps. Old tales of the area talk of a pair of red cast iron gates in the vicinity of saw mill road, leading to a longabandoned mansion. Old mine road millbrook village, blairstown, nj 07825. One of the oldest continuously used roads in the united states, the old mine road connected the hudson river in new york to pennsylvania and new jersey. Millbrook village blairstown 2020 all you need to know.
Smithrosenkrans house, old mine road, flatbrookville. The quarter over the bridge is an old prank that the wmths football team would play on freshmen back when it was still partly a dirt road. None that we know of, but individual trails are described in kittatinny trails. Shortly after the massive rock cliffs of the water gap pop into view, we take the last exit in new. Frequently asked questions about millbrook village. Constructed in the mid1600s, old mine road connected the hudson river and philadelphia to the pahaquarry mines and provided an important conduit for new jersey farmers taking crops to area markets, making it one of the oldest commercial roads in the country. Old mine roadold mine road starting at the kittatinny point visitors center that is located just off the last exit from i80 in new jersey, the old mine road is an exceptionally scenic bicycle route. There are an incredible amount of scenic drives in our small state. Old mine road in new jersey delaware water gap skylands visitor. Heading south on the dirt roadbed of old mine road, just north of van campen inn located in nj. Worthington state forest 1 8 old mine rd hopatcong, nj. The road is thought to have begun as a paleo indian foot trail, and used as trail wagon road used to convey american revolutionary war regiments. Another shades of death road exists in washington county, pennsylvania north of avella between bethel ridge road and cole school road.
The old mine road in new jersey legends of america. A rambling 1837 structure known as the delaware view house hotel sits on a hilltop overlooking old mine road and has great views of the pennsylvania mountains of the delaware water gap national recreation area. The homes were probably inhabited by employees of nike, since a locked fence at the back of the tiny community leads to the old missile base that was deserted in the early 1970s. The hog barn was built about 1915 to replace the one located inconveniently across the road. Old mine road is a scenic route recorded in the national register of historic places and is considered to be one of the oldest roads in the united states, running 104 miles from the southern most point at kittatinny point visitor center in hardwick township, nj to kingston, ny. Smithrosenkrans house, old mine road, flatbrookville, sussex county, nj. It began in kingston, new york, wove through sussex and warren counties in new jersey. Coppermines, appalachian trail, catfish fire tower. On the nj side on old mine road we only noticed two other vehicle at the start of the road and during our miles and miles of driving on the. One of the oldest continuously used roads in the united states, the old mine road connected the hudson river in kingston, new york to philadelphia, pennsylvania and the pahaquarry mines in new jersey. At a length of 104 miles 167 km, it stretches from the delaware water gap national recreation area to the vicinity of kingston, new york. National park service 1 699 old mine rd columbia, nj.
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