January/2010/
Every 10 years,
the United States government conducts a census.
A census is a regularly occurring official count
that collects the economic, demographic and
social data of a population. The information is
collected, analyzed, and used in a variety of
ways, including determining how much federal
funding a community is eligible to receive to
realigning congressional districts. Another
example includes many family historians who use
older census reports to research their
ancestors. Read
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October/2007/
A. Mitchell
Palmer of Stroudsburg played a role in local,
state and national politics that will not be
forgotten by history. He was a lawyer, a
Congressman, a newspaper owner, and considered
as a Democratic presidential candidate. The
height of his fame – and infamy — came in his
role as U.S. attorney general under President
Woodrow Wilson. Read
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August/2007/
As early as the
1830s, Monroe County citizens became concerned
with the effects of alcohol on the community.
Public drunkenness and disorderly conduct were
becoming more prominent. Read
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July/2007/
Following its
display at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International
Expo in San Francisco, the Liberty Bell traveled
by rail across the nation, and on Thanksgiving
Day, it made a brief stop at the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad station in East
Stroudsburg. Read
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March/2006/
The local
Suffrage Movement was headed by Mrs. Althea
Staples, wife of Judge Charles B. Staples. In
1914, Mrs. Staples and other local women formed
the Stroudsburg Women’s Civic Club, which became
active in the community and established
committees to report on social issues of the
day. 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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