Pocono Lake in Pocono Pines in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ice Harvesting Industry

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 3, 2017

1. Ice Harvesting Industry Marker

Inscription. Ice was harvested on local lakes from 1896 thru the 1940s. Vast icehouses insulated with sawdust at Naomi Lake, Pocono Lake, Stillwater Lake, Anglewood lake and Brady’s Lake kept tons of ice frozen through summer. Blocks of ice were shipped by rail to major cities and points south. Jobs such as Chunk Boy and Scraper were among those offered by the industry until electric refrigeration ended the era.

Erected 2017 by The Hackenberg, Erlsten & Fischer Families in honor of Robert & Shirley Fischer.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Tobyhanna Township History Tour series list.

Location. 41° 6.319′ N, 75° 28.109′ W. Marker is in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Pocono Lake. It is on PA Route 940 (Pennsylvania Route 940), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1712 Route 940, Long Pond PA 18334, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Linnie Lee (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); William "Bill" Lewis (about 600 feet away); Tobyhanna Township (about

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600 feet away); Summer Youth Camps (about 700 feet away); Lutherland (approx. ¼ mile away); Pocono Pines Assembly (approx. 0.4 miles away); The First Fire Company / The Clymer Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Pocono Lake Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocono Pines.

Also see . . . Ice Harvesting Industry Site Dedication. (Submitted on June 27, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 11, 2017

2. Ice Harvesting Industry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.