Before the Invasion of the Honeymooners...

MONROE COUNTY, PA

ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET 

The history of Monroe County, PA, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 20 Page Booklet, reprinted primarily from three hard-to-find books: the 1843 edition of Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania by Sherman Day, An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by William Egle, M.D., and Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State, a WPA project published in 1940. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.

The communities mentioned include: Bartonsville, Blakeslee Corners, Brodheadsville, Delaware Water Gap, Dutotsburg, East Stroudsburg, Kellersville, Kunklestown, Marshall’s Creek, Meenesink, Mt. Pocono, Pocono, Saylorsburg, Slateford, Stroudsburg, Tannersville, Tobyhanna.

The Day and Egle histories cover the early development of this area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There is occasionally some duplication of material, but often with a different slant or with additional details.

Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: Early settlers; “Earlier” settlers, possibly the first white folks in Pennsylvania; Physical features -- Dense Forests, Caves, Waterfalls, Creeks and the Pocono Mountains; Quakers; Samuel Depuis (Depui) family, Broadhead family, and Jacob Stroud family; Nicolas Scull, John Lukens and other early Surveyors; Fort Hamilton, Fort Penn, Fort Norris and Fort Hyndshaw; Teedyuscung, chief of the Delawares, who’s murder was treacherously blamed on the whites; Reminiscences of early hardships; Description of Delaware Water Gap in 1839; Theories on cause of the Gap; Gen. Sullivan’s Trek through the County in 1779; Revolutionary War officers; Ye Old Swiftwater Inn (1778); Resort Business, with Skiing, Fox-Hunting, Fishing, a Horse Show and Fantastic Scenery; Croasdale Manor; Slate Quaries; and of course, there’s the usual Lover’s Leap legend; plus other interesting bits of history and trivia.

ILLUSTRATIONS include Stroudsburg; and Delaware Water-gap -- distant view from the south.

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