Wallenpaupack River
Wallenpaupack Lake Trail
Life on the Wallenpaupack River was a way of relaxation just as it is today on the lake. Boating, while changed since the 1900's, was a way to experience the river in a peaceful way.
[Historic post card photo captions, clockwise from top left, read]
The Tafton Landing on the Paupack River PIKE CO. PA.
Boating on the Paupack River above Tafton, Pa. No. 136.
Good Fishing Using Bamboo Poles
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 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: History on Lake Wallenpaupack (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
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Also see . . . Lake Wallenpaupack at Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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 398 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
