July/2010/
When Thomas
Penn, one of William Penn's sons, sought
additional lands from native Americans for the
Pennsylvania colony, it was agreed between the
two parties that this new land grant would
contain a tract of land beginning at Wrightstown
and extending northward as far as a man could
walk in one and one-half days. This became known
as the infamous "Walking Purchase."
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March/2009/
March 1st
through the 8th marks the week-long celebration
of Pennsylvania’s birth. In 1681, King Charles
II of England granted William Penn a charter to
establish a colony in the New World, and it
seems appropriate now to take a short look at
the man and his colony. Read
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November/2005/
The Lenni
Lenape were the first inhabitants of the Pocono
Mountains area. Long before European settlers
called Monroe County home, these Native
Americans occupied the land. Indeed, the name
Lenni Lenape translates into “the original
peoples,” and the term Pocono in the native
Lenape tongue means “a river between two
mountains.” Many times, the Lenape were referred
to as Delaware because they lived along the
Delaware River. The Wolf Clan (also known as
Munsee or Minsi) occupied land in what is now
Monroe County. Their area stretched northward
along the Delaware River from the point where
the Lehigh River meets the Delaware in what is
now Easton. Read
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