Dublin Core
Contributor
Alexandra Christoff
Coverage
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (N.J. and Pa.)
United States
Delaware
New Jersey
Description
In 1832, a local farmer built a grist mill along the newly-finished Columbia-Walpack Turnpike where it crossed a stream known as "Van Campens Mill Brook." By 1875, Millbrook had reached a peak of 75 inhabitants and about nineteen major buildings. Today's Millbrook Village does not replicate the Millbrook of 1832 or 1900. Rather, it evokes the feeling of countryside hamlets where most of the nation's people lived until the end of the 19th century. On summer weekends, several buildings are open to the public and Millbrook Village Society and other volunteers demonstrate the folkways of that era.
Rights
National Park Service
Subject
living history
Title
Millbrook Village
Type
historic site
village