I remember when it cost 10 cents to cross Dingman's bridge. I was in that area three years ago very near Van Campen Inn is the Military Trail which I think it is about a mile - the trail is actually an old road that goes to Walpack. The trail was over grown near Van Campen Inn and at Walpack (It is across from the old Post Office Building). The trail is significant because there is a revolutionary cemetery along this road. Thank you for the information to call Walpack Historical Society for a tour of Van Campen Inn.
Old Mine Road is 150 miles starts north of Kingston NY & traverses south . US209 in PA is Minisink Trail. There are 10 Historical Societies active in the area.
I believe the 1st little stone "house" was a fort during the French and Indian War.....much like the Shapanack fort which sat behind and above the Van Campen Inn. The grave you passed over so quickly was that of Anna Symmes, mother in law of President Harrison. As far as the Van Campen Inn...the gravel visitor lot across the street was the site of their beautiful and massive barn, which was destroyed by arson...(1971) Theres also an area in the Park...between Old Mine Road and the Rosenkranz ferry spot which was a huge dude ranch owned by Tex Ritter (John's father) and was the site of some Hollywood movie scenes and also some Hollywood parties! Teddy Roosevelt and Babe Ruth used to fly fish in the Little Flatbrook and theres an old hunting dog cemetary, off the side of old mine road, off in the woods a bit....but I cant for the life of me remember exactly where. Many, many, many hours spent roaming this area since the very early 70s. Its a very special place, and I appreciate your videos very much! But I find it odd that your video title is Old Mine Road, "PA." Old Mine Rd is on the Jersey side. Across the river, in PA is Federal Road, which also runs N-S along the river, but its not nearly as cool as the Jersey side!
Thanks for all the info! I first learned of the area in 1985 but regrettably never went to it until 2003. There's been enough sad degradation since then, I can't imagine the comparison to the '70s. In the title I wrote "Delaware Water Gap, PA" which I thought would give most people a good reference point to where it is, but it is a little misleading. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!
I love your videos man. This is practically in my backyard it would be great to hear the story of Pahaquarry Township and it's last 2 residents Harold Van Campen & Mayor Jean Zisper who tragically died in a car accident on old mine road February 2006 & her death went kind of hush hush from the public besides her obituary.
Thanks, Gary. I really appreciate comments like that. I was not aware of the car accident. There's so much in that area its history could be explored for years. - Joe
Hello, sir.. I really like this video and this area. I will be in the USA for a trip maybe in May and I'd like to know if the Old Mine rd is safe to drive with a SUV in the Delaware Water Gap stretch to Dingmans bridge. thank you
Thanks for watching! Yes, an SUV would be fine. If you come in from the south entrance (off of Interstate Route 80) the first km is one way that's controlled by a traffic light. After that it becomes two lanes. I see SUVs up and down that area all the time. Check the internet before your trip to be sure there are no construction closures at the time. Sometimes it's better to go into Pennsylvania and cross over the Dingmans bridge and then drive south to see the area. Feel free to reach out when you're here if you'd like me to meet you out there. Take care.
These stone and cement buildings were common here in northeast PA. In my childhood many of them were still owned and lived in but in disrepair. They often had a single candle in each window all night long. What you show here is how t My area used to look in the 50s through the 70s In the 1980s wealthy people began buying up farms and building housing communities Now, all the farms and original farmhouses are gone, as are the barns and open spaces These farms had families with grandparents born around 1900 They told of their parents born in the 1860s and their grandparents born in the 1840s and great grandparents born in the 1820s. They had all worked the farm and orchards and dairy cows and their great grandparents parents had fought founded the farm in the 1700s and fought in the revolution. To have a house and barn that was built before the war and was used in the war, and to visit still working pubs and inns that were used by the founding fathers before, during and after the war, so much historical detail. And the history of the Native Americans here, and the number of ghosts seen back in the 50s through the 70s, by the families, they would see relatives who had passed on walking the fields in the early. Morning before sunrise. They could hear them walking in the house, and there were many people who would be watching TV and the big glass tube color TV, they would turn off using the remote control, when it was a brand new technology, and they would see their ancestors reflection on the TV tube, them standing behind the couch and in the doorway, and they would slowly walk away. These stories were not shared with non-family members But they were common occurances. I saw several people in my house. I most recently had purchased an old Pachinco machine that was brought back from a G. I. when he served in Vietnam. The machine was hated by the wife and he was forced to put it in the basement when his children were born. It sat there for decades laying on its back and the posts rusted falling Rust into perfect circles around the posts. I cleaned it and took it apart and repaired it and got the DC conversion kit and LED lights and it strange to life, lighting and ringing and making the iconic sound of the ball on the posts As soon as I got it working I would see an old man in old checkered clothing from the 50s sitting on my couch almost every time I walked into the kitchen. He obviously loved his machine and he was visiting it. I sold it and I didn't see him again. I imagine he went with it to the new owners. When I moved in the house I felt uneasy and I would feel someone watching me down the hall. I asked my new neighbor if someone died in my house. He said no, but before my house was here there was a previous house and the man that lived in it was quiet and solitary and sad and he died in the bedroom where the front of my house is. Exactly where I felt really uneasy. I stay out of that room in the front. It is too uncomfortable for me. I have always been like this, sensitive to the paranormal. I almost died as a baby and I think that has something to do with it.
Thanks for your stories. It's an amazing area. I first went through it around 2007 and it's sad to see the decay even from not so long ago. I would have loved to have seen it when I was younger.
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My name is Eric Douglas Van Campen and I thank you dearly; for capturing and presenting this video.
Wow, thank you so much for watching! Are you still in the area?
The first structure looks like a Springhouse.
I remember when it cost 10 cents to cross Dingman's bridge. I was in that area three years ago very near Van Campen Inn is the Military Trail which I think it is about a mile - the trail is actually an old road that goes to Walpack. The trail was over grown near Van Campen Inn and at Walpack (It is across from the old Post Office Building). The trail is significant because there is a revolutionary cemetery along this road. Thank you for the information to call Walpack Historical Society for a tour of Van Campen Inn.
Thanks for watching. I'm so glad when people stop by who know of the area.
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Loving this so far. Very nice !!!
What a fascinating locale. So many artifacts of history and so much of it sadly discarded or barely remembered.
Hi Len. It's been awhile. How are things? Thanks for stopping by!
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Really great video. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much!
Old Mine Road is 150 miles starts north of Kingston NY & traverses south .
US209 in PA is Minisink Trail. There are 10 Historical Societies active in the area.
I believe the 1st little stone "house" was a fort during the French and Indian War.....much like the Shapanack fort which sat behind and above the Van Campen Inn.
The grave you passed over so quickly was that of Anna Symmes, mother in law of President Harrison.
As far as the Van Campen Inn...the gravel visitor lot across the street was the site of their beautiful and massive barn, which was destroyed by arson...(1971)
Theres also an area in the Park...between Old Mine Road and the Rosenkranz ferry spot which was a huge dude ranch owned by Tex Ritter (John's father) and was the site of some Hollywood movie scenes and also some Hollywood parties!
Teddy Roosevelt and Babe Ruth used to fly fish in the Little Flatbrook and theres an old hunting dog cemetary, off the side of old mine road, off in the woods a bit....but I cant for the life of me remember exactly where.
Many, many, many hours spent roaming this area since the very early 70s. Its a very special place, and I appreciate your videos very much! But I find it odd that your video title is Old Mine Road, "PA." Old Mine Rd is on the Jersey side. Across the river, in PA is Federal Road, which also runs N-S along the river, but its not nearly as cool as the Jersey side!
Thanks for all the info! I first learned of the area in 1985 but regrettably never went to it until 2003. There's been enough sad degradation since then, I can't imagine the comparison to the '70s. In the title I wrote "Delaware Water Gap, PA" which I thought would give most people a good reference point to where it is, but it is a little misleading. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!
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Nice find pretty awesome HJ ( xplorer llttf)
Hi Jay! Thanks for stopping by.
I love your videos man. This is practically in my backyard it would be great to hear the story of Pahaquarry Township and it's last 2 residents Harold Van Campen & Mayor Jean Zisper who tragically died in a car accident on old mine road February 2006 & her death went kind of hush hush from the public besides her obituary.
Thanks, Gary. I really appreciate comments like that. I was not aware of the car accident. There's so much in that area its history could be explored for years. - Joe
Hello, sir.. I really like this video and this area. I will be in the USA for a trip maybe in May and I'd like to know if the Old Mine rd is safe to drive with a SUV in the Delaware Water Gap stretch to Dingmans bridge. thank you
Thanks for watching! Yes, an SUV would be fine. If you come in from the south entrance (off of Interstate Route 80) the first km is one way that's controlled by a traffic light. After that it becomes two lanes. I see SUVs up and down that area all the time. Check the internet before your trip to be sure there are no construction closures at the time. Sometimes it's better to go into Pennsylvania and cross over the Dingmans bridge and then drive south to see the area. Feel free to reach out when you're here if you'd like me to meet you out there. Take care.
@@BikerInAHat 150 miles of Old Minne Road / Minisink Trail.
These stone and cement buildings were common here in northeast PA.
In my childhood many of them were still owned and lived in but in disrepair.
They often had a single candle in each window all night long.
What you show here is how t
My area used to look in the 50s through the 70s
In the 1980s wealthy people began buying up farms and building housing communities
Now, all the farms and original farmhouses are gone, as are the barns and open spaces
These farms had families with grandparents born around 1900
They told of their parents born in the 1860s and their grandparents born in the 1840s and great grandparents born in the 1820s.
They had all worked the farm and orchards and dairy cows and their great grandparents parents had fought founded the farm in the 1700s and fought in the revolution.
To have a house and barn that was built before the war and was used in the war, and to visit still working pubs and inns that were used by the founding fathers before, during and after the war, so much historical detail.
And the history of the Native Americans here, and the number of ghosts seen back in the 50s through the 70s, by the families, they would see relatives who had passed on walking the fields in the early. Morning before sunrise.
They could hear them walking in the house, and there were many people who would be watching TV and the big glass tube color TV, they would turn off using the remote control, when it was a brand new technology, and they would see their ancestors reflection on the TV tube, them standing behind the couch and in the doorway, and they would slowly walk away.
These stories were not shared with non-family members
But they were common occurances.
I saw several people in my house.
I most recently had purchased an old Pachinco machine that was brought back from a G. I. when he served in Vietnam.
The machine was hated by the wife and he was forced to put it in the basement when his children were born.
It sat there for decades laying on its back and the posts rusted falling Rust into perfect circles around the posts.
I cleaned it and took it apart and repaired it and got the DC conversion kit and LED lights and it strange to life, lighting and ringing and making the iconic sound of the ball on the posts
As soon as I got it working I would see an old man in old checkered clothing from the 50s sitting on my couch almost every time I walked into the kitchen.
He obviously loved his machine and he was visiting it.
I sold it and I didn't see him again.
I imagine he went with it to the new owners.
When I moved in the house I felt uneasy and I would feel someone watching me down the hall.
I asked my new neighbor if someone died in my house.
He said no, but before my house was here there was a previous house and the man that lived in it was quiet and solitary and sad and he died in the bedroom where the front of my house is. Exactly where I felt really uneasy.
I stay out of that room in the front.
It is too uncomfortable for me.
I have always been like this, sensitive to the paranormal.
I almost died as a baby and I think that has something to do with it.
Thanks for your stories. It's an amazing area. I first went through it around 2007 and it's sad to see the decay even from not so long ago. I would have loved to have seen it when I was younger.
Great work once again. Love the photography, videography and commentary. Top notch all around.
Thanks, Mike. Words like this are greatly appreciated!
Tons of information on these sites.