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

Locust Ridge School

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, August 21, 2021

1. Locust Ridge School Marker Closeup

Inscription. In 1902, students moved here from a log schoolhouse nearby. This new school had two large rooms for grades 1-8. Elmer D. Borger, the first teacher, had 31 students. The following year there were 49 students enrolled. Schools of similar design were built in Blakeslee and Pocono Lake around the same time. Since the school lacked indoor water and toilets, it was closed in 1930. Sold in 1946, the Seligs lived here for over 70 years. Sounds of their 7 children echoed the past.

The Selig Family in Honor of Marian and Robert Selig, Sr.

Erected 2021 by Marker Advocates of Tobyhanna Township.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 41° 7.729′ N, 75° 33.165′ W. Marker is near Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Tobyhanna Township. It is on Locust Ridge Road (Pennsylvania Route 4003) ¼ mile south of Slutter Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2792 Locust Ridge Road, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Battle of Locust Ridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eschenbach Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wagner's Tree Farm (approx. 1½ miles away); William Henry Christman

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); The Great Swamp (approx. 2.6 miles away); Agriculture (approx. 2.6 miles away); Sullivan Bridge (approx. 2.8 miles away); The First Schoolhouse (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocono Pines.

Also see . . . Locust Ridge School Marker Page with additional information. (Submitted on August 22, 2021, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania.)

Locust Ridge School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, August 21, 2021

2. Locust Ridge School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2021, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2021, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.