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The Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. [ 2 ] The gap makes up the southern portion of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area , which is used primarily for recreational purposes, such as ...
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"The Gap" as seen from the Delaware River Viaduct. The namesake feature of the recreation area is the prominent Delaware Water Gap, located at the area's southern end.The Delaware River runs through the gap, separating Pennsylvania's Mount Minsi on Blue Mountain, elevation 1,461 feet (445 m), from New Jersey's Mount Tammany on Kittatinny Mountain, elevation 1,527 feet (465 m).
The number of visitors to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area dropped last year, but the park remained among the top 20 most visited in the National Park Service network.
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An entrance sign to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. National parks can institute entrance fees and the main north-south route through the park is owned by the NPS.
However, shortly thereafter Delaware came under British control in 1664. James I of England had granted Virginia 400 miles of Atlantic coast centered on Cape Comfort, extending west to the Pacific Ocean to a company of colonists in a series of charters from 1606 to 1611. This included a piece of the peninsula.
The park within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was wrecked by massive storms. Here's how it was restored. Delaware Water Gap's Childs Park to reopen after six years of storm repairs.