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Lutherland – Once the Poconos Wonderland Retreat

by Brooks Betz
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Views: 4,823From 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… Read More »Lutherland – Once the Poconos Wonderland Retreat

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

by Brooks Betz

Views: 7,476As 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… Read More »Pocono Pines and Early Lake Naomi -The Gilded Age (1870s-1963)