Wilsonville in Pike County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

History on Lake Wallenpaupack

Wallenpaupack Lake Trail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 12, 2020

1. History on Lake Wallenpaupack Marker

Inscription.

Summer time at Lake Wallenpaupack has been a family tradition since the lake first opened to recreation. Today, many local businesses rely on the lake for tourism.

[Historic post card photo captions, clockwise from left, read]
• Picnic Grove at White Beauty View, Lake Wallenpaupack Pennsylvania

• The Great Wallenpaupack Dam and Lake, Looking East, Hawley, Pa.

• View Down Lake Wallenpaupack From Duffy's, Pike County, Pa.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 26.949′ N, 75° 10.733′ W. Marker is in Wilsonville, Pennsylvania, in Pike County. It is on Lake Wallenpaupack Road (U.S. 6) 0.2 miles south of Wilsonville Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the grounds of the Pocono Mountains Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2512 US 6, Hawley PA 18428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. It is also in the American

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wallenpaupack River (here, next to this marker); History of Wilsonville, PA (here, next to this marker); Boating on Lake Wallenpaupack (here, next to this marker); Farm Land to Lake (within shouting distance of this marker); Building the Tafton Dike (approx. half a mile away); Hawley's Historic Downtown (approx. 2 miles away); Hawley School Bell (approx. 2 miles away); History of Hawley (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilsonville.

Also see . . .
1. Wilsonville, Pennsylvania at Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Lake Wallenpaupack at Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 12, 2020

2. History on Lake Wallenpaupack Marker

Visitor Center in background

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 897 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.