Quakers and Pocono Preserve Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/quakers-and-pocono-preserve/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:35:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme-32x32.jpg Quakers and Pocono Preserve Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/quakers-and-pocono-preserve/ 32 32 168989768 Meet The King of the Poconos- Isaac Stauffer https://mrlocalhistory.org/king-of-the-poconos-isaac-stauffer/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/king-of-the-poconos-isaac-stauffer/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:46:10 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=63439 Views: 2,958 Introduction In the mid-19th century, the Pocono Plateau was still a rugged wilderness, characterized by dense forests, hidden lakes, and scattered clearings carved out by loggers’ axes. It was here that Isaac Stauffer, born in 1834 near Wind Gap, would rise from a farm boy to become one of the most powerful figures… Read More »Meet The King of the Poconos- Isaac Stauffer

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