Tobyhanna Township near Long Pond in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Forest Products Industry

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 4, 2017

1. Forest Products Industry Marker

Inscription. 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 ship masts, barrel hoops, tar, shingles, charcoal, mine props, railroad ties, tool handles, tannin and lumber for furniture. By 1900, the forest and the industry were gone.

Erected 2017 by The Paul Hoffman Family.

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

Location. 41° 6.392′ N, 75° 29.142′ W. Marker is near Long Pond, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Tobyhanna Township. It is on Old Route 940, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 302 Old Route 940, Pocono Lake PA 18347, 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: Salem United Church of Christ (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lumbering Industry (approx. ¼ mile away); Isaac Stauffer

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Tobyhanna Township World War One Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Commitment to Education (approx. half a mile away); Historic Pocono Lake Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Tobyhanna Township World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); The First Fire Company / The Clymer Library (approx. half a mile away).

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

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 4, 2017

2. Forest Products 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 333 times since then and 7 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.