History of Wayne/Pike county PA Milford RR Pennsylvania

Description

Site of First Locomotive in America!
WAYNE & PIKE COUNTIES,
PENNSYLVANIA
ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET
The history of Wayne and Pike Counties of PA, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this
NEW
42-Page
Booklet
, reprinted primarily from
four
hard-to-find vintage books. The
spiral-bound booklet is printed  on 60# paper, with the print size adjusted to fit 8 1/2 x 11 paper. A vinyl sheet protects the front cover
.
Source books include:
Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania
(1843) by Sherman Day;
An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(1876) by William Egle, M.D.;
Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State
compiled by WPA writers; and
My Pennsylvania,
a 1946 project of the Bureau of  Publications, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(
Some Information may be repeated in various excerpts, but often with a different slant or with additional details
.)
The Day and Egle histories cover the early years, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes relating to sightseeing possibilities.
The recently added excerpt from the fourth book includes a 1940s
map of the county
,
several photos and a concise update of the county's progress as it looked shortly after World War II.
The
Wayne
communities mentioned include: Belmont, Bethany, Centreville, Clarksville (Canaan Corners), Damascus, Equinunk, Hawley, Honesdale, Lake Wallenpaupack, Leonardsville, Naglesville, Prompton (Pompton), Salem Corners, Stockport, Waymart (Weymart), Wayne, White mills.
The
Pike
communities mentioned include: Bubbling Spring, Bushkill, Dingman (Dingman’s Ferry), Gouldsboro, Kimbles, Lackawaxen, Mast Hope, Matamoras, Milford, Millville, Newfoundland, Paupack, Porters Lake, Rowlands, Wilsonville.
Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are:
County terrain and geological traits; Delaware and Hudson Canal; Early Settlers; Glass Factories; Superb Quality Dairy Production; Arrest of New Englanders who invaded Indian Lands; Stourbridge Lion Monument: First Locomotive on American Rails; An account of the First Locomotive Trip in the Western Hemisphere; Milford a Town Ravaged by Fire?; The Sylvania Association (Society); Apple Groves at Mast Hope; One of the Fiercest Indian Battles; Tom Quick's Vow to Kill 100 Indians and his deathbed realization;
and other interesting bits of history and trivia.
ILLUSTRATIONS include
Honesdale; Wayne County Soldiers' Monument, Honesdale; View of the Borough of Honesdale; View in Milford; Sawkill Falls; Pike County Courthouse, Milford.
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?