Eastern Poconos: Delaware Water Gap to Bushkill

Images of America: Pennsylvania

by Marie J. Summa, Arthur Garris Jr., Frank D. Summa

Eastern Poconos: Delaware Water Gap to Bushkill provides a visual history of one of the most picturesque areas of the Northeast. With rare insight, a vast amount of knowledge, and a great deal of research, the evolution of the region from the arrival of the first European settlers through the golden age of tourism and beyond is depicted. Grand old hotels and modest boardinghouses that have long since disappeared are featured, along with spectacular scenery. Also showcased are images of ordinary and extraordinary people, from farmers who tilled the land to celebrities whose meteoric rise to stardom began in the summer stock theaters and resorts of this area.

Genres: History

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 24, 2005

Reviews

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many of these photographs were taken of the town of Bushkill, which no longer exists. The government bought the land in anticipation of the Tocks Island Dam project (a plan to erect a dam on the Delaware River) that was never implemented. I added the category of 'genealogy' to this book because some distant relatives of mine are in it! They lived in Bushkill before forced to move in the 1950s.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars
Could use more history instead of just narration on photo content - missing the Mount Nebo area almost completely