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

Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 3, 2017

1. Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad Marker

Inscription. In 1893 a single track line was built from Wilkes-Barre to Stroudsburg. It was the shortest route to a connecting line, taking anthracite coal to tidewater ports in New Jersey for domestic and export markets. With stations at Naomi Pines, Pocono Lake and Wagners, it moved coal, lumber, ice and tourists to and from the Pocono Plateau. Competition forced it out of business 1939. The tracks were dismantled, but sections of grade remain visible.

Erected by Bruce, Trudi and Sarah Denlinger.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Tobyhanna Township History Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 41° 6.499′ N, 75° 26.983′ W. Marker is near Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Tobyhanna Township. 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: 2137 Rt 940, Pocono Pines PA 18350, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Naomi Pines House (approx. ¼ mile away); Hungry Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hungry Hill Monument (approx. 0.3

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miles away); Pocono Pines Assembly (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lutherland (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Linnie Lee (approx. one mile away); Ice Harvesting Industry (approx. one mile away); Summer Youth Camps (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocono Summit.

Also see . . . Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad Dedications Site. (Submitted on June 27, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 3, 2017

2. Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad 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 766 times since then and 38 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.