Old Mine Road
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Old Mine Road is a historic route running along the Delaware River in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, known as one of the oldest continuously used roads in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Mine Road canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic road
ⓘ
transportation route ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch settlers
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early European mining activity in the Delaware Valley ⓘ |
| connects |
Delaware River settlements
ⓘ
Hudson River region (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of early American frontier road-building
ⓘ
represents early European settlement patterns along the Delaware River ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
local traffic ⓘ recreational driving ⓘ |
| follows | Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named for early mines in the region ⓘ |
| hasPart |
historic bridges
ⓘ
historic farmsteads ⓘ sections of unpaved roadway ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| hasView |
Delaware River
NERFINISHED
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Kittatinny Ridge (in some sections) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Old Mine Road Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| knownFor | being one of the oldest continuously used roads in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Monroe County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Pennsylvania ⓘ Pike County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Warren County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Park Service (within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
forested areas
ⓘ
historic rural communities ⓘ rural landscapes ⓘ |
| roadSurface |
dirt sections
ⓘ
gravel sections ⓘ paved sections ⓘ |
| routeType | scenic road ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular for scenic drives
ⓘ
used for access to hiking trails ⓘ used for access to river recreation areas ⓘ |
| transportMode |
bicycles
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians (in some segments) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
early colonial transportation
ⓘ
trade route between the Hudson River and Delaware River regions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.