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Knowlton Township Historic Commission
Knowlton Township Municipal Building
628 Route 94
Columbia, New Jersey 07832
908-496-4816 Fax 908-496-8144
August 1, 2005
Contact: Emily Dobosh Telephone: (908) 475-5352
Annual Knowlton Township Historic Sites Tour to be held Sunday,September 25th, 2005 departing Columbia by bus at 1:30 PM, rain or shine.
The Sixth Annual Historic Sites Tour of Knowlton Township, presented by the Knowlton Township Historic Commission, will be held from 1 :30 to 4:00 on Sunday,
September 25th The tour coincides with the popular Art Across the River, an annual free outdoor arts event that bridges Columbia, NJ with Portland, PA. You are invited to spend an autumn afternoon discovering the agricultural and architectural history of one of New Jersey's most scenic rural communities! The bus tour, conducted rain or shine, will include narration by architectural historian Dennis Bertland, a Historic Preservation Consultant from Bloomsbury and author of Earlv Architecture of Warren County. The tour will also include complimentary seasonal
refreshments served at one of the sites.
New on the tour this year will be visits to several private homes. Among the sites featured this year will be English timber frame barns, gambrel roofed barns, and carriage
barns. The tour will also highlight a working historic farmstead, operated by a third generation dairy farmer. Situated upon picturesque rolling knolls and possessing a most outstanding view of the Delaware Water Gap, the farm retains much of its early historic character. Also featured will be the 18th century Ramsaysburg Tavern, recently listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places by the Knowlton Township Historic Commission.
The tour will depart from the Delaware River Footbridge in Columbia at 1 :30 sharp.
As participants walk to several sites from the bus, sturdy footwear is suggested.
Columbia may be reached via Exit 4 from Route 80 Westbound, and is located at the junction of State Route 46 and State Route 94 in Warren County.
Tickets are $10.00 and are available in advance. For reservations, contact Emily
Dobosh at 908-475-5352 or e-mail emilydb@earthlink.net. Reservations are only held
on receipt of payment. Make checks payable to: "Knowlton Township Historic Commission" and mail to: 628 Route 94, Columbia, NJ 07832. Remaining tickets will be sold the day of the tour from 12:00 t01 :15 at the Historic Commission table near the Delaware River Footbridge in Columbia.