February/2010/
An old tale
from Monroe County’s history recounts the legend
of a love between and Indian princess and an
early Dutch settler. The story, which may or may
not be true, was first recorded in Luke W.
Brodhead’s 1870 book, The
Delaware Water Gap, Its Legends and Early
History. As the story
goes, Princess Winona was the beloved and only
daughter of Chief Wissinoming, the noble leader
of the Minisink. While the chief ruled all of
the land along the Delaware and Susquehanna
rivers to the Atlantic Ocean, the headquarters
of the tribe was located near Shawnee Island and
present-day Smithfield Township, Monroe
County. Read
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September/2009/
The area now
known as East Stroudsburg has a rich and early
history. East Stroudsburg was settled by the
Brodhead family in 1737, while Stroudsburg was
not settled until Jacob Stroud purchased his
first piece of land in 1769. Read
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June/2008/
Wearing a white wedding dress is a relatively modern
fashion. The tradition of the white dress began when
Queen Victoria donned a magnificent white gown for
her wedding to Prince Albert in 1840. White dresses,
although sought-after by the wealthy, were not
available to everyone, and the fashion did not become
widespread until decades later. 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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