Stroudsburg

Stroudsburg

      borough (town), seat of Monroe county, eastern Pennsylvania, U.S. A resort community, it lies along Brodhead Creek, adjacent to East Stroudsburg, in the Pocono Mountains area, near the Delaware River (there bridged to New Jersey). The site was first settled in 1760 by Colonel Jacob Stroud, builder of Fort Penn (1776). A number of survivors of the Wyoming Massacre (July 1778) settled in the area. In 1806 Stroud's son, Daniel, laid out Stroudsburg, which established a chartered form of government in 1815; it was named county seat in 1836 and was incorporated as a borough the following year. The Stroud Mansion (1795) still stands in the town.

      Situated amid the scenic Pocono region of wooded hills, valleys, and lakes, and near the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Stroudsburg developed as a summer resort. The Delaware Water Gap, a picturesque gorge carved by the river through Kittatinny Mountain with walls rising to 1,200 feet (366 metres), is 3 miles (5 km) to the east. A number of old slate-mining towns such as Bangor and Pen Argyl are to be found in the vicinity. The Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm is about 5 miles (8 km) southwest. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (1893), part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is in East Stroudsburg. Tourism and other services, diversified farming, and light manufacturing are the main economic activities. Pop. (1990) 5,312; (2000) 5,756.

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