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

Naomi Pines House

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 7, 2017

1. Naomi Pines House Marker

Inscription. Franklin Comfort Miller opened a summer resort on this site in 1888. His beautiful Victorian hotel offered guests lush woodlands, pure streams and healthy spring water. Naomi Lake (1895) added swimming and boating. Room cost of $8 weekly included three meals, signaled with a brass bell. The hotel had its own electrical generator in the pre-utility era. Naomi Pines House was an area landmark until lost to fire in 1949.

Erected 2017 by The Van Gilder Family.

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

Location. 41° 6.507′ N, 75° 27.282′ W. Marker is in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Tobyhanna Township. It is on Miller Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Miller Drive, Pocono Summit PA 18346, 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: Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad (approx. ¼ mile away); Pocono Pines Assembly (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lutherland (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hungry Hill

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Hungry Hill Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Linnie Lee (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ice Harvesting Industry (approx. ¾ mile away); Summer Youth Camps (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocono Pines.

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

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 7, 2017

2. Naomi Pines House 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 594 times since then and 21 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.