Delaware Water Gap National Park 2008 October 31
Someone commented on a photo of an old abandoned house that I posted on facebook about how it is sad to see these old houses falling into ruin. The photo is posted here for others to see:
Abandoned farm building in the Delaware Water Gap
I agree that it is sad. While I know some of the history of the Water Gap, I searched for more information about how many people were moved and dwellings were destroyed in order for to create a reservoir that was never built. While I love the Delaware Water Gap the way it is now and am glad that the reservoir was never built, it is sad to know that according to the Northwest New Jersey Skylands Visitor Guide “three to five thousand dwellings were demolished [and] some fifteen thousand people were displaced, many of whom represented 300 years and 13 generations of history and culture in the Upper Delaware Valley” for something that never came to fruition.
I don’t know for sure if this farm was one of the ones bought fas part of the reservoir project but it is sad none the less.