First Locomotive in America!

WAYNE & PIKE COUNTIES,
PENNSYLVANIA

ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET 

The history of Wayne and Pike Counties of PA, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 34 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 Wayne communities mentioned include: Belmont, Bethany, Centreville, Clarksville (Canaan Corners), Damascus, Equinunk, Hawley, Honesdale, Lake Wallenpaupack, Leonardsville, Naglesville, Prompton (Pompton), Salem Corners, Stockport, Waymart (Weymart), Wayne, White mills.
The Pike communities mentioned include: Bubbling Spring, Bushkill, Dingman (Dingman’s Ferry), Gouldsboro, Kimbles, Lackawaxen, Mast Hope, Matamoras, Milford, Millville, Newfoundland, Paupack, Porters Lake, Rowlands, Wilsonville.

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.

Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: County terrain and geological traits; Delaware and Hudson Canal; Early Settlers; Glass Factories; Superb Quality Dairy Production; Arrest of New Englanders who invaded Indian Lands; Stourbridge Lion Monument: First Locomotive on American Rails; An account of the First Locomotive Trip in the Western Hemisphere; Milford a Town Ravaged by Fire?; The Sylvania Association (Society); Apple Groves at Mast Hope; One of the Fiercest Indian Battles; Tom Quick's Vow to Kill 100 Indians and his deathbed realization; and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

ILLUSTRATIONS include Honesdale; Wayne County Soldiers' Monument, Honesdale; View of the Borough of Honesdale; View in Milford; Sawkill Falls; Pike County Courthouse, Milford.

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