Download or read book History of Wayne Pike and Monroe Counties Pennsylvania written by Alfred Mathews and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 1438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Palmyra Township Pike County Pennsylvania written by Donal S. Coutts and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pike County written by Lori Strelecki and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formed in 1814, Pike County was originally comprised of the townships of Middle Smithfield, Delaware, Upper Smithfield, Lackawaxen, and Palmyra. As years passed, other townshipsA were added and some of the names changed, and today Pike County consists of 13 townships and boroughs. Even before Pike County was formed, the stories of the people, land, and events wove an intricate tale. The early daredevils who rafted lumber to Trenton and Philadelphia, using the Delaware River as their byway, were a rough?and?tumble bunch. As time went on, these mavericks gave way to new ones and the stories of entrepreneurs, trendsetters, great men and women, and fascinating events were etched into the countyas history. Using vintage photographs from the Pike County Historical Societyas archives, Pike County chronicles the people and stories that make this area unique.

Download or read book A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County Pennsylvania written by William Watts Hart Davis and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1975 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of v. 3 of the 1905 ed. published by Lewis Pub. Co., New York under title: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time.

Download or read book History of Susquehanna County Pennsylvania written by Emily C. Blackman and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Old Pike written by Thomas Brownfield Searight and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book History of Wayne County Pa written by Phineas G. Goodrich and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Better in the Poconos written by Lawrence Squeri and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Antoine Dutot opened the Kittatinny Hotel&—the first tourist hotel in the Poconos&—in 1829, little did he know that he was a pioneer in what would become one of the largest and most diverse tourist and recreation areas on the East Coast. Although his initial venture failed, the tourist industry of the Poconos has been a long-term success, evolving and adapting to change. Better in the Poconos tells the story of Pennsylvania&’s premier vacationland from its earliest days to the present. The flourishing tourist and resort industry in the Poconos can be attributed, in part, to the area&’s splendid mountains, streams, and forests. But the timeless appeal of nature was matched, and even surpassed, by the resorts&’ ability to redefine themselves. In the mid-nineteenth century, William Cullen Bryant depicted the Pocono region as a hunter&’s delight, describing abundant game and sublime landscapes. The Victorian era, however, brought genteel carriage rides and croquet; later, specialized ethnic resorts catered to the minority populations of Philadelphia and New York; and in the 1940s and 1950s, the Poconos earned its reputation as a honeymoon paradise. This evolution continues today: the land of romance has given way to the ski resorts and water slides enjoyed by today&’s vacationing families. Poconos resort owners and innkeepers have long recognized the cutthroat competition inherent in the vacation business. Early on, they realized that they were vying not only with each other but also with other resorts&—first in the Catskills and on the New Jersey shore, and then in Florida, in the Caribbean, and even in Europe. Better in the Poconos illustrates the strategies by which resorts in northeastern Pennsylvania responded to these market forces. They were compelled to provide superior service and amenities as well as novel amusements and activities for their guests. In the latter half of the twentieth century, for example, &"super-resorts&" started to supplant the old hotels: the new resorts could offer year-round activities, thanks to the invention of artificial snow. Similarly, honeymoon hotels declined as couples resorts&—retreats that boasted such innovations as the heart-shaped bathtub and the Jacuzzi in the shape of a tall champagne glass&—emerged on the Poconos scene. Better in the Poconos recreates that scene and the people who brought it to life&—not only the innkeepers, souvenir sellers, laborers, and service workers, but also the community leaders and visionaries who promoted the vacation economy and sought to guide it. The proper Victorians, the devoted sportsmen, the young newlyweds, the families and singles, the staid ladies of the Women&’s Christian Temperance Union (and the sinners whose vices they wished to temper), the members of the Ku Klux Klan, the rich Quakers, the Jewish socialists, and the immigrants&—all these, and more, make up the humanly rich mosaic of the Poconos.

Download or read book The Schuylkill Navigation Company written by North American, Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The articles which compose the body of the following pamphlet, were originally published as leading editorials in the North America."--Introductory note

Download or read book Clearfield County Pennsylvania Present and Past written by Thomas Lincoln Wall and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania written by John Woolf Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Northampton County Pennsylvania and the Grand Valley of the Lehigh written by William Jacob Heller and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania 1893 written by Henry C Bradsby and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1893 Edition.