June 2024

The WHS Celebrates Juneteenth - June 21 11am to 2:30pm

Walpack Historical Society in cooperation with the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area NPS, will honor the history of African American Residents in Walpack Township in observance of the new Federal Holiday of Juneteenth on Friday, June 21, 2024 from 11 am – 2:30 pm. Guided tours will be conducted of the Black/Slave Cemetery where the remains of up to 50 individuals are interred in unmarked graves. Some are believed