Harvey's Lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harvey's Lake

August 12, 2011

1. Harvey's Lake Marker

Inscription. One of Pennsylvania’s major recreational lakes. Benjamin Harvey encountered it in 1781. By the early 1900s it was a famous resort, reached by train and trolley. Its largest hotel, the Oneonta, was built in 1898 and burned in 1919. An amusement park operated 1891-1984, and public beaches were at Sunset and Sandy Beach. Between 1893 and 1932, many thousands of visitors rode Lake Transit Co. steamboats to various points here.

Erected 1997 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 41° 21.032′ N, 76° 1.708′ W. Marker is in Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Pennsylvania Route 415, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dallas PA 18612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gold Star Mothers and Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Spirit and Mission of the Sisters of Mercy (approx. 3 miles away); College Misericordia (approx. 3.1 miles away); Sacred Heart Parish Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Administration Building (approx. 6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away); Forty Fort Cemetery Unknowns Reburial Site (approx. 8 miles away).

<i>Hotel Oneonta, Harvey's Lake, N.Y.</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard by the Albertype Company, circa 1910

2. Hotel Oneonta, Harvey's Lake, N.Y.

As indicated on the marker, built in 1898, and burned down in 1919.

<i>Harvey's Lake</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard by W.J. Harris, Pubr., circa 1905

3. Harvey's Lake

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2011. This page has been viewed 1,318 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 20, 2011. 2, 3. submitted on February 7, 2015. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.