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Lutherland – Once the Poconos Wonderland Retreat

Brooks Betz — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 13:07:06 +0000

Views: 4,253 From the outset, Lutherland was promoted not only as a summer retreat but as a year-round destination for religious conferences, youth programs, and leisure activities, a place that blended the mission of Christian fellowship with the amenities of a Pocono resort. The year was 1927. Lutherland announced that, after four years of preparation,… Read More »Lutherland – Once the Poconos Wonderland Retreat

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Pocono Pines and Early Lake Naomi -The Gilded Age (1870s-1963)

Brooks Betz — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:01:57 +0000

Views: 6,866 As America surged through the transformative decades of the Gilded Age, from the 1870s through the early 1900s, the tranquil forests and mirrored lakes of Tompkinsville and Tobyhanna emerged from obscurity to become a sought-after escape for the country’s burgeoning middle and upper classes. Nestled in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, the… Read More »Pocono Pines and Early Lake Naomi -The Gilded Age (1870s-1963)

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