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• 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
Between 1924 and 1926, PPL built the dam and Tafton Dike to create Lake Wallenpaupack and harness the power of water to create electricity. As seen in the photos to the right, the construction of the Tafton Dike was an amazing job using only steam . . . — — Map (db m248648) 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.
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• 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
