“King of the Poconos”
Stauffer (1834-1919) engaged in lumbering on an enormous scale, reinvesting his profits in land. He accumulated over 4,000 acres in this area. Business ventures included manufacturing, a saw mill, ice companies and Pocono Lake's first phone company. He opened a resort, the Laurel Inn, and built his fine home near this location. Stauffer was active in his community's school, church and government.| HM Number | HM1Z3L |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Pocono Lake Preserve |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at 9:01am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 458917 N 4551098 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.11013333, -75.48930000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 6.608', W 75° 29.358' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 6' 36.48" N, 75° 29' 21.48" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 570 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 216 Old Rte 940, Pocono Pines PA 18347, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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