Event Details for
Allentown
74091
10/14/2006 to 10/14/2006
| City and
State: Allentown, NJ |
| Host Club:
Princeton Area Walkers |
| Distance and
Trail Rating: 10K AVA Rating 1+; flat |
| Start Point
Address: Hoffmann's Bakke Shoppe 2 North Main
St., Allentown, NJ |
| Event
Description: This is a CIVIL WAR EVENT. TRAIL:This is a
quiet walk through historic/residential areas. Walkers will be provided
with a description of several historic buildings. TRAIL BACKGROUND: In
1706 Nathan Allen settled and built 3 mills on York Road at Doctors Creek.
He had purchased 638 acres from proprietor, Rob R. Burnet. It was then
known as Allens Town. Like most country villages in colonial days,
Allentown developed around its mills. As the farms in the area grew, so
did the need for blacksmith shops, wheel wrights, carriage makers, chair
makers, shoe makers, and seamstresses. By the year 1800 more than 24
commercial enterprises existed here. Allentown was also a center for
travel across New Jersey. The York Road, now Main Street, was a main road
across Jersey. The town became a busy stage stop with as many as four
taverns or inns. The Allentown Hotel still exists on Main Street.
Allentown produced six U.S. Congressmen, a NJ governor, a governor of the
Washington Territory and the first Chief Justice of NJ, who was a signer
of the U.S. Constitution. There are currently 220 buildings and homes in
the designated "Historic District" - that date prior to 1860 and
some dating back to the 18th century. |
| Start
Times: 9:00 AM - Noon; Finish by 3:00 PM |
| Contact: Diane
Glace , (609 ) 259 - 2419 |
| E-Mail
Contact: dianeg6@aol.com |
| Awards and
Fees: There is no special award for this event.
Fee for IVV credit is $3. For non-IVV members we are
requesting a $3 donation to assist in covering our expenses. |
| Directions: From the North South: New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 7A onto Route 195 East, Exit 7 marked Allentown/Washington. Follow signs to Allentown which will put you on 526 East ** Proceed to T-intersection at Main Street Allentown. Hoffman's Bakke Shoppe is located on the left side of Rt. 526 (Church St.) at that interesection. Parking is available along Main St. and in the Municipal lot across from the Methodist church on Route 526 before the T-intersection. From the EAST : I- 195 West to Exit 7 Allentown/Washington to 526 East ** proceed as above. From the WEST: Connect to Route I 195 via Route 130 or Connect to route 526 East via Route 33 ** proceed as above
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| Special Event: Walking A-Z, Civil War Event |
| Comments: CONDITIONS: This event will be held regardless of weather conditions. REFRESHMENTS: Restaurants include Woody's Towne Cafe, The Black Forest (in the Mill), DiMatias and La Plaza - all within minutes of the Start Point. Restrooms available at the Start Point, along Main St. at Woody's Towne Cafe, Allentown public library, at The Mill (downstairs), and at La Piazza on Church St. RESTROOMS: Restrooms will be available at the start/finish and along Main Street at Woody’s Towne Cafe, the Allentown Public Library, The Mill (downstairs), and La Piazza on Church Street.
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| Amenities: Strollers: Difficult Wheelchairs: Difficult Pets: Leashed Restrooms: Yes |