The
Jervis Gordon Grist Mill
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1882 — — Map (db m231637) HM
To honor those of Pike County
who served in the World War
[Died in service]
Clarence Dailey Tracy K. Decker Benjamin L. DeVore
Robert J. Eckweiler Conrad Eggenberger Haled Fuller
Edwin J. Kellogg William J. Marsche . . . — — Map (db m188955) WM
This monument with the following inscription
is designed from the one erected by
the Americans of Bogata U.S. Columbia.
The Americans in Bogata
erect this monument,
to the memory of
their late-friend & countryman.
The
Hon. Benj. . . . — — Map (db m108655) HM
The noted forester, conservationist and Governor of Pennsylvania two terms in 1923-27, 1931-35, had his ancestral home at Gray Towers, Milford. He is buried in this cemetery. Born in Connecticut, 1865. Died on October 4, 1946. — — Map (db m23723) HM
The noted forester, conservationist and Governor of Pennsylvania two terms in 1923-27; 1931-35, had his ancestral home at Gray Towers, Milford. Born in Connecticut, 1865 of a long line of pioneers of this region. Died Oct. 4, 1946. — — Map (db m193426) HM
Founded 1681 by William Penn as a Quaker Commonwealth.
Birthplace of
The Declaration of
Independence
and
The Constitution of
The United States. — — Map (db m231579) HM
Here an important Indian trail connecting the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers ascended Indian Point to Powwow Hill. the path was used by Delaware Indians in their migration to the Wyoming Valley, and later by Connecticut settlers. — — Map (db m76380) HM
Has been designated a Registered National Historical Landmark This site possesses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1963 This site administered by Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture . . . — — Map (db m76374) HM
Noted forester, conservationist and progressive leader. Chief, 1898-1910, U.S. Forest Service (as renamed in 1905 ). Governor of Pennsylvania, two terms, 1923-1927 & 1931-1935. His first term brought major governmental reorganization. His second . . . — — Map (db m89520) HM
One of the oldest trees on the estate, this giant sugar maple was planted in the late 1800s by General William Tecumseh Sherman, a friend of James Pinchot and frequent house guest. We don't tap this tree, but did you know it takes 32 - 40 gallons of . . . — — Map (db m108608) HM
Original Use: When Governor Pinchot worked in residence, the Letter Box housed his clerical staff. Other political activities, such as the planning of campaign and meeting with constituents, took place in this building, thus isolating the . . . — — Map (db m76375) HM
The noted philosopher, logician, scientist and founder of pragmatism lived in this house from 1887 until his death in 1914. America's most original philosopher and greatest logician, a great part of his work was written here. — — Map (db m32252) HM
The swimming pool (1923 - 1925) was one of the first landscape features added by Gifford and Cornelia Pinchot when they moved into Grey Towers. It was designed by family friend and designed Chester Aldrich of Delano & Aldrich, who incorporated many . . . — — Map (db m76377) HM
ORIGINAL USE: Built as a playhouse for Gifford and Cornelia Pinchot's only child, Gifford Bryce Pinchot, the Bait Box is a stone and frame structure that, in later years, served as a tea room for Cornelia.
Named for the family's love of . . . — — Map (db m189924) HM
This outdoor dining pool was the inspired idea of Cornelia Bryce Pinchot, wife of Governor Pinchot. Cornelia worked closely with New York architect William Lawrence Bottomley in the early 1930's to design an intimate social setting for discussing . . . — — Map (db m76378) HM
On July 15, 1864, an Erie Railroad train carrying 833 Confederate prisoners and 128 Union guards to the prison camp at Elmira, N.Y., collided with a coal train between Shohola and Lackawaxen. About 48 prisoners and 17 guards were killed. Survivors, . . . — — Map (db m23631) HM
[Historic post card photo captions, clockwise from left, read]
White Beauty View, Lake Wallenpaupack 1939
Sunset at Pep's Inn and Village
Sailing on Wallenpaupack
Seeley's Landing, Lake Wallenpaupack
Dock at White Beauty . . . — — Map (db m163850) HM
Most of the land in and around Pike and Wayne Counties in the early 1920's was farms and woodlands. After the dam was completed, the fertile farm land disappeared as the lake began to fill. The wooded land was logged, and the lumber sold to area . . . — — Map (db m163852) HM
The town of Wilsonville, which was once the county seat, was located under where Lake Wallenpaupack is today. It was named for James Wilson, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Although . . . — — Map (db m163848) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m163843) HM
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, . . . — — Map (db m163847) HM
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