Courts/Crime & Punishment
December/2009/
Barrett
Township will celebrate its 150th birthday at
the end of this month. This northern Monroe
County township was officially created from
parts of Price and Paradise Townships on
December 31, 1859, although the area had been
settled much earlier. Read
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February/2008/
Part II •
Theodore Brodhead was killed and another man,
his brother, Thomas Brodhead, was wounded by
William Brooks and Charles Orme. After being
caught in Cherry Valley a few hours following
the murder, Brooks and Orme were escorted to the
Stroudsburg jail to await trial.
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January/2008/
Part I • On
September 25, 1868, Monroe County citizens were
shocked by a Delaware Water Gap tragedy in which
one man, Theodore Brodhead, was killed and
another man, his brother, Thomas Brodhead, was
wounded. Read
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October/2005/
A heated
special election in 1836 determined the county
seat for the newly formed Monroe County. Three
towns were suggested to serve as the new
county’s seat: Dutotsburg (now Delaware Water
Gap), Kellersville in Hamilton Township, and
Stroudsburg. They were all considered and placed
on the ballot for a vote by the men of the area.
Each town had its merits. Read
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