Tannersville, Pennsylvania
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The village of Tannersville, in Pocono Township, Pennsylvania
, is the site of the popular Camelback Water Beach & Ski Area. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 883 feet (269.1 m). As of 2000, the population of Tannersville (ZIP Code 18372) was 2,784.
Tannersville was founded in approximately 1750 by John Larner, formerly of Philadelphia. Tannersville, according to one historian, was first called Pocono Point. Many Indian trails were later widened for stagecoach use, and later evolved into highways. Two of the most famous of these are Lackawanna Trail (now Rt. 611
through Tannersville and Sullivan's Trail. Learned's Tavern (which most recently was under the name Alpen Hof, and which burned down in 2000) was established along the Lackawanna Trail, and in 1779, was the last building on the frontier. On June 18, 1779, General John Sullivan
and his soldiers
camped at the Learn's or Learned's Tavern. They then cut a road (now Sullivan's Trail) through the wilderness. Tannersville also consists of The Crossings: Premium Outlets, a major tourist attraction.
Pocono Township, Pennsylvania
Pocono Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Township government is located in the village of Tannersville, Pennsylvania, near the site of the popular Camelback Water Beach & Ski Area, which is located in Pocono and the adjacent Jackson Township. The top of the ski...
, is the site of the popular Camelback Water Beach & Ski Area. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 883 feet (269.1 m). As of 2000, the population of Tannersville (ZIP Code 18372) was 2,784.
Tannersville was founded in approximately 1750 by John Larner, formerly of Philadelphia. Tannersville, according to one historian, was first called Pocono Point. Many Indian trails were later widened for stagecoach use, and later evolved into highways. Two of the most famous of these are Lackawanna Trail (now Rt. 611
Pennsylvania Route 611
Pennsylvania Route 611 is a major state highway in Pennsylvania, United States, running from Interstate 95 south of downtown Philadelphia north to Interstate 380 in Coolbaugh Township, Pennsylvania in The Poconos....
through Tannersville and Sullivan's Trail. Learned's Tavern (which most recently was under the name Alpen Hof, and which burned down in 2000) was established along the Lackawanna Trail, and in 1779, was the last building on the frontier. On June 18, 1779, General John Sullivan
John Sullivan
John Sullivan was the third son of Irish immigrants, a United States general in the Revolutionary War, a delegate in the Continental Congress and a United States federal judge....
and his soldiers
Sullivan Expedition
The Sullivan Expedition, also known as the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition, was an American campaign led by Major General John Sullivan and Brigadier General James Clinton against Loyalists and the four nations of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War.The...
camped at the Learn's or Learned's Tavern. They then cut a road (now Sullivan's Trail) through the wilderness. Tannersville also consists of The Crossings: Premium Outlets, a major tourist attraction.
External links
- Tannersville travel guide from WikitravelWikitravel-External links:* *...
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