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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z3Q_forest-products-industry_Pocono-Pines-PA.html
The area's vast timber resources spawned a myriad of wood-related industries. 30 sawmills existed in 1830. With increasing demand, larger sawmills and specialty production opened, including a clothespin factory. Over 20 products were made, such as…
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Stauffer (1834-1919) engaged in lumbering on an enormous scale, reinvesting his profits in land. He accumulated over 4,000 acres in this area. Business ventures included manufacturing, a saw mill, ice companies and Pocono Lake's first phone compan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z2L_the-first-fire-company-and-clymer-library_Pocono-Pines-PA.html
The First Fire Company Built in 1935, the Pocono Pines Fire Company included offices for police, township supervisors and support staff. Its Goodwill Community Club offered space for public "meetings, suppers and various functions." By …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z1X_pocono-pines-assembly_Pocono-Pines-PA.html
An independent "Chautauqua" was organized in 1902 by followers of Rev. Rufus W. Miller. Occupying 300 acres, it was initially named "Naomi Pines Assembly and Summer Schools". Hotels. Auditorium and a library provided facilities…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U8J_the-stagecoach-inn-historical_Pocono-Pines-PA.html
A log-framed inn served travelers on Sullivan Road, circa 1850. Rooms, food and drink were available. It also housed church services and a post office for the town, then known as Tompkinsville. Operated by Frederick P. Miller and his son Timothy, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QI6_salem-united-church-of-christ_Pocono-Pines-PA.html
This 1883 building, initially the German Reformed Church, is the oldest surviving religious structure in the area, with the original bell still in its steeple. Legendary Pocono businessman Isaac Stauffer was a founder. Land donated by Charles Grav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LT3_historic-pocono-lake-cemetery_Pocono-Pines-PA.html
This burial ground has served the surrounding area since the Civil War era. A walk among the markers takes you back in time. Here lie those who built our community. Some worked in logging, ice harvesting or farming. Some founded schools, churches,…
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