Category Archives: Echo Hill and Mountain Grove

Resting on Hawks Nest Road

by Louise Smith Posted on August 10, 2015

Parkers Glen

by Louise Smith Posted on August 2, 2015

Carr’s Rock, Parkers Glen Parkers Glen was originally named Carr’s Rock. Carr, a raftsman, had been stranded there one night after his raft had been wrecked, according to George J. Fluhr, Historian for Pike County, Pennsylvania. In April 1868, there … Continue reading →

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Delaware House

by Louise Smith Posted on July 27, 2015

Minisink Ford and Lackwaxen Most boarding houses in Highland were located near Eldred, Yulan, Barryville, or Hagan Pond (called Venoge in 1897). At some point at least two hotels/houses were located in the other hamlet, Minisink Ford, about four miles … Continue reading →

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Lackawaxen River Joins the Delaware

by Louise Smith Posted on July 26, 2015

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1880 Slack Water Dam

by Louise Smith Posted on July 19, 2015

Slackwater Dam A six-foot high slackwater dam existed below the confluence or juncture of the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers before the Roebling Aqueduct was built in 1847. The dam, which caused a calm section over a mile long, was raised … Continue reading →

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Old Delaware & Hudson Canal at Pond Eddy

by Louise Smith Posted on July 15, 2015

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Canal Boat on the Delaware River

by Louise Smith Posted on July 12, 2015

In Reminiscences, Johnston commented that the boatmen were often forced to run the boat as a family business due to the D&H Canal Company policies. Out of necessity to make a living, the boatman’s wife and children would work over … Continue reading →

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