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Stroudsburg was laid out by Colonel Jacob Stroud in 1799. Stroud's family founded Stroudsburg in the mid-1700s, and the town was incorporated on February 5, 1815. [3] Stroudsburg was the location of the lynching of Richard Puryear in March 1894. A Black railroad worker accused of murdering a white storekeeper, Puryear was lynched by a mostly ...
The Pocono Record was founded as the Stroudsburg Daily Times [2] on April 2, 1894.. In 1946 the newspaper was purchased by James H. Ottaway Sr., becoming the third newspaper in what would become the Ottaway Community Newspapers chain, which was purchased by Dow Jones and Company in the 1980s.
Academy Hill Historic District is a national historic district located in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Bordered by Sarah, 8th, Fulmer, and 5th streets, the district encompasses 180 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Stroudsburg. [2] [3] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...
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J. J. Newberry's was an American five and dime store chain. It was founded in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1911 by John Josiah Newberry (1877–1954).J. J. Newberry learned the variety store business by working in stores for 17 years between 1894 and 19
Location of Monroe County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register ...
It was later renamed The Sherman Showcase. It is a small venue hosting local music and community events. The Sherman theater has been the #2 Club Sized concert venue in the State of PA in 2011, 2012, 2013 according to www.pollstar.com
Monroe County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1890, and is a three-story, ashlar sandstone and limestone building measuring 65 feet (20 m) wide and 180 feet (55 m) long. It is in the Romanesque Revival style.