Tobyhanna Township is a township in
Monroe County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States. The population was 8,290 at the 2020 census.
Tobyhanna Township has Tobyhanna Elementary Center and Locust Lake Village.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 52.6 square miles (136.2 km
2), of which 50.2 square miles (130 km
2) is land and 2.4 square miles (6 km
2) (4.56%) is water.
The township is included in the
Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It lies within the Pocono Mountains, Poconos region, approximately five miles (8 km) from the Delaware Water Gap at the confluence ...
, PA Combined Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the greater New York, Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Tobyhanna is approximately 25 miles west of Stroudsburg and approximately 101 miles distant from
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
.
Tobyhanna Township borders Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Carbon counties.
Adjacent Municipalities
*
Coolbaugh Township (North)
* Borough of Mount Pocono (Northeast)
*
Pocono Township, Monroe County (East)
*
Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County (South)
*
Kidder Township, Carbon County (Southwest)
*
Buck Township, Luzerne County (Northwest)
Neighborhoods
Tobyhanna Township has 22 private communities that contain the majority of homes:
* Arrowhead Lake
* Blakeslee Estates
* Camelot Forest
* Campstead
* Emerald Lakes
* Estates at Emerald Lakes
* Fawn Ridge Estates
* Forest Glen
* Greenwood Acres
* Harvest Acres
* Keswick Pointe
* Lake Naomi/Timber Trails
* Locust Lake Village
* Locust Paradise
* Old Farm Estates
* Pinecrest Development
* Pocohanna Cabin Colony
* Pocono Lake Preserve
* Stillwater Lake Civic Association
* Stillwater Lake Estates
* Timber Lake Estates
* Wagner Forest
History
Tobyhanna is derived from an American Indian word meaning "a stream whose banks are fringed with alder", i.e. the
Tobyhanna Creek
Tobyhanna Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Lehigh River in the Pocono Mountains of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertle ...
. Legally, Tobyhanna Township was incorporated from
Coolbaugh Township in 1830. Surprisingly, the town of Tobyhanna, Tobyhanna Lake, the
Tobyhanna Army Depot
Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) (previously known as Tobyhanna Signal Depot), is a 'full-service electronics maintenance facility' tasked to provide logistical support for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance ...
, and the
Tobyhanna State Park are all located well within the boundaries of Coolbaugh Township, which adjoins Tobyhanna Township on the north.
The
Pocono Manor Historic District
Pocono Manor Historic District is a national historic district located in Pocono Township and Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 75 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 4 contributing structures, and 4 cont ...
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1997.
The Building of Sullivan Trail
On May 15-6, 1779, Van Cortland's 2nd New York Regiment, Spencer's 5th New Jersey Regiment, and Cilly's 1st New Hampshire Regiment arrived at Learns Tavern in Tannersville and began construction on the trail on May 17. Originally a mountain path, the road was under construction as a military road to assist with moving troops through the area for
Sullivan's Expedition. The builders reached the Hungry Hill area on May 23, Tobyhanna Creek on the 24th, Locust Hill (now Locust Ridge) on May 30, and established Camp Fatigue on June 7. The road to the Wyoming Valley (Scran/Wilkes-Barre area) was completed on June 15.
The Battle of Locust Ridge, 1784
In 1754, settlers from Connecticut (Yankees) claimed land in the Wyoming Valley, now the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. The Charter of 1662 of King Charles II of England reads, "We, of Our abundant Grace, . . . have given, granted, and confirmed. . . unto the said Governor and Company. . . all that Part of Our Dominions in New-England . . . bounded on the East by . . . Narraganset-Bay, . . . on the North by the Line of the Massachusetts-Plantation; and on the South by the Sea; and in Longitude . . . From the said Narraganset-Bay on the East, to the South Sea on the West Part . . .". The South Sea is now called the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...
. Thus, settlers in Connecticut felt they had claim to the land. Pennsylvania settlers (Pennamites) laid claim to the same land by right of a royal charter. Thirdly, the
Iroquois
The Iroquois ( or ), officially the Haudenosaunee ( meaning "people of the longhouse"), are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of First Nations peoples in northeast North America/ Turtle Island. They were known during the colonial years to ...
claimed the land as theirs, as they had been living there before either group of settlers arrived. Unrest was largely minimal until 1769, when Connecticut established its first permanent settlement. The resulting conflicts were eventually dubbed the
Pennamite–Yankee War
The Pennamite–Yankee Wars or Yankee–Pennamite Wars were a series of conflicts consisting of the First Pennamite War (1769–1770), the Second Pennamite War (1774), and the Third Pennamite War (1784), in which the Wyoming Valley along the North ...
.
The Third Yankee-Pennamite War lasted from 1784–1794. In July 1784, Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council raised a militia to combat the Yankee occupations. Locust Hill, now known as Locust Ridge, was the site of an engagement on August 2, 1784, between Pennamite troops under the command of Colonel John Armstrong and Yankee troops under the command of Captain John Swift. Swift's men surrendered on August 8. Only one person died during the Battle of Locust Ridge, a man by the name of Jacob Everett.
Industry in the 19th and 20th Centuries
From 1896 through the 1940s, one large industry in the township was ice harvesting. Ice was harvest from Lake Naomi, Pocono Lake, Stillwater Lake, Anglewood Lake, and Brady's Lake. The ice was stored in icehouses and transported by the
Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad
The Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad (WB&E) was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania from 1892 to 1939.
History
The WB&E was a wholly owned subsidiary of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYS&W). It was chartered in 1892 to p ...
to major cities.
Another large industry was logging and lumbering. Charles Hauser built a sawmill in 1848, and Isaac Stauffer followed in 1863. Stauffer eventually purchased Hauser's operation, and through the accumulation of 4,500 acres of land, became known as the "King of the Poconos."
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 8,554 people, 3,433 households, and 2,450 families residing in the township. The
population density
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was 170.4 people per square mile (65.8/km
2). There were 7,347 housing units at an average density of 146.4/sq mi (57.2/km
2). The racial makeup of the township was 81.8%
White
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, 10%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
, 0.5%
Native American, 1.4%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.1%
Pacific Islander
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, 4.1% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 2.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 11.8% of the population.
There were 3,433 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were
married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the township the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 61.8% from 18 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.3 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,760, and the median income for a family was $54,247. Males had a median income of $46,954 versus $25,672 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the township was $23,109. About 16.1% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Tobyhanna Township was incorporated in 1830 as a Pennsylvania Second Class Township and is governed under a council-manager form of government. As of the Reorganizational Meeting on January 2, 2018, elected supervisors are Anne Lamberton as Chairperson, John J. Holahan III as Vice Chairperson, and Heidi M. Pickard, MS, Brendon J. E. Carroll, and David Carbone are members. The daily operations of the township are managed by Interim Township Manager Autumn Canfield, MA. The board meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 8:30AM for a work session, and on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:00PM for a regular business meeting.
Education
Public School Districts
Tobyhanna Township is part of the Pocono Mountain School District. The Township contains
Tobyhanna Elementary Center and
Pocono Mountain West High School
Pocono Mountain West High School is a large, rural high school located in Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania in the Poconos region of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Pocono Mountain West is part of the Pocono Mountain School District and opened in 2002 t ...
.
Clymer Library
Th
Clymer Librarywas established in 1906. The library's current location is the old Tobyhanna Township Volunteer Fire Company building, which was remodeled to suit the library. Operating from its current location since 1982, the library currently stocks over 47,000 books and over 2,500 cassettes and DVDs.
Emergency Services
Tobyhanna Township Volunteer Fire Company (TTVFC)
Tobyhanna Township Volunteer Fire Company (TTVFC)was chartered as the Pocono Pines Fire Company in 1930. On February 25, 1954, the Tobyhanna Township Board of Supervisors passed a resolution designating TTVFC as an official fire protection service for the township This resolution also allocated any money received through the Fire Insurance Tax Fund to the fire company.
Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company (PMVFC)
Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company (PMVFC)was chartered in 1925, and has provided fire protection services for the Borough of Mt. Pocono and Paradise Township since then. As of 2017, Pocono Mountain became a provider for Tobyhanna Township.
Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department
Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department (PMRPD)was chartered in 1994, when Mount Pocono Borough and Tobyhanna Township's police departments merged. PMRPD employs 38 officers under the direction of Police Chief is Chris Wagner.
Pocono Mountain Regional Emergency Services
Pocono Mountain Regional Emergency Services (PMREMS)services Tobyhanna Township and other surrounding townships. According to their annual report, given to the Board of Supervisors on January 16, 2018, Pocono Mountain Regional received a total of 6,207 calls for the 2017 year, 1,322 of which were located in Tobyhanna Township.
Culture
Media
The
Pocono Mountains
The Pocono Mountains, commonly referred to as the Poconos , are a geographical, geological, and cultural region in Northeastern Pennsylvania. They overlook the Delaware River and Delaware Water Gap to the east, Lake Wallenpaupack to the north, ...
has local television stations that service the area:
*
WNEP-TV
WNEP-TV (channel 16) is a television station licensed to Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for Northeastern Pennsylvania. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on Montage Mountain Road in Moosi ...
ABC affiliate
*
WBRE-TV
WBRE-TV (channel 28) is a television station licensed to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, serving Northeastern Pennsylvania as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to Scranton-licens ...
NBC affiliate
*
WYOU-TV CBS affiliate
*
WVIA-TV
WVIA-TV (channel 44) is a PBS member television station licensed to Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, serving Northeastern Pennsylvania. Owned by the Northeast Pennsylvania Educational Television Association, it is sister to NPR member WVI ...
PBS affiliate
*
WOLF-TV
WOLF-TV (channel 56) is a television station licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States, serving Northeastern Pennsylvania as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is the flagship property of locally based New Age Media, LLC, and is co-ow ...
FOX affiliate
Radio stations that service the area include:
* WABT "Pocono 96.7" is licensed to Lehman Township in
Pike County.
*
WESS
Wesley Johnson known by his stage name Wess (August 13, 1945 — September 21, 2009) was an American-born Italian singer and bass guitarist, perhaps mostly known for representing Italy along with Dori Ghezzi in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 ...
at (90.3 FM) broadcasts from
East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) is a public university in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of ten state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
History
What today is East S ...
. University students and faculty provide programming and DJing, and the station rebroadcasts
BBC World Service when not in use by the university.
*
WSBG
WSBG (93.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Branding itself as "The Poconos Best Variety", it features current hits mixed with recurrent hits from the early 1990s to today. Licensed to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania ...
(93.5 FM) is licensed to
Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It lies within the Pocono Mountains, Poconos region, approximately five miles (8 km) from the Delaware Water Gap at the confluence ...
. The station's slogan is "The Poconos' Best Variety."
*
WVIA (89.9 FM) NPR Member Station broadcast from the Wyoming Valley. Arts and information station.
The township has two local newspapers:
* The
Pocono Record
The ''Pocono Record'' is a daily newspaper published in print and online in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
History
The ''Pocono Record'' was founded as the ''Stroudsburg Daily Times'' on April 2, 1894.
In 1946, the newspaper was purc ...
is a newspaper based in
Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It lies within the Pocono Mountains, Poconos region, approximately five miles (8 km) from the Delaware Water Gap at the confluence ...
.
* The Journal of the Pocono Plateau is a newspaper based in
White Haven. The paper also prints the Journal-Herald, and the Journal of Penn-Kidder.
Sports
While there are no teams local to the boundaries of the township, The
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (often abbreviated to SWB RailRiders) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They are located in Moosic, Pennsylvania, in the ...
are based 40 minutes away, who are the
Triple-A affiliate of the
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
.
Landmarks and Attractions
Many of Tobyhanna Township's attractions celebrate the history of the area as a coal and lumber area, while other facets of the township promote tourism.
The Marker Advocates of Tobyhanna Township (MATT) was founded on May 19, 2015 by a group of volunteers. The
nonprofit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
created a map with 24 sites of historical importance, with each site delineated by a green marker pole.
Kalahari Resorts
Kalahari Resorts and Conventions is a water park resort chain with locations in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio; Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania; and in Round Rock, Texas. Named for the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa, the resorts are he ...
is located just off of I-380 and SR 940. The
indoor water park
An indoor water park is a type of water park that is located inside a building. An indoor water park has the ability to stay open year-round, as it is not affected by weather conditions.
History
Some of the first indoor water parks are at Duinre ...
in the
Pocono Mountains
The Pocono Mountains, commonly referred to as the Poconos , are a geographical, geological, and cultural region in Northeastern Pennsylvania. They overlook the Delaware River and Delaware Water Gap to the east, Lake Wallenpaupack to the north, ...
is the largest in the United States, at 220,000 square feet. The resort opened in 2015, and consists of a indoor waterpark, an outdoor waterpark, convention center, 977 guest rooms, Spa Kalahari and Salon, a entertainment center. The resort also has two embedded restaurants: Sortino's Family Kitchen and Double Cut Bar and Grill.
Transportation
Major Highways
Interstate 80 and Interstate 380 run through the township. Other major roads include SR940, SR115, and SR314.
Recreation and Landmarks
Austin T. Blakeslee Natural Area
Originally named Harrison Park, the area was destroyed by a flood in 1955, caused when Hurricane Connie and Hurricane Diane hit the area in early August. Renamed Austin T. Blakeslee Natural Area, the park has approximately 130 acres of protected land. Three trails span 2.59 miles of hiking areas. Creek Trail, the longest path at 1.14 miles, follows the northern bank of Tobyhanna Creek and leads to Tobyhanna Falls.
Blanche D. Price Memorial Park
Blanche D. Price Memorial Park was created in the early 20th century. The park contains two lodges, a playground, two baseball fields, a basketball court, and a pool (closed for repairs). The area has grit walking paths. It was originally part of Pine Tree Camp, but was given to the township in the early 20th century. The main lodge was renovated in 2006.
Eschenbach Cemetery
The Eschenbach Cemetery was established between 1810–1830 as a private family cemetery. Andrew Eschenbach, Jr., born on December 25, 1745, to Andreas Eschenbach and Johanna Catharina Muntz, was one of the first permanent settlers in Tobyhanna Township. He and his wife, Susan Fink, moved to Tobyhanna Township in 1809. They had 10 children between 1780 and 1810, and had a large enough family that a cemetery became a necessity, as the infrastructure of the township was not sufficiently developed.
It is possible that the location of the Eschenbach Cemetery was determined by an existing grave site. The Battle of Locust Ridge took place on August 2, 1784, as part of the Yankee-Pennamite Wars between Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Jacob Everett (of Pennsylvania) was the only person to lose his life in the battle. Although lacking firm documentation, lore handed down through generations suggests he is buried in what later became the Eschenbach Cemetery.
The Eschenbach Cemetery headstones are local field stone and slate, which means the etchings have since worn away from natural weathering. While the location of who is buried at what grave site may forever be a mystery, it is known that the cemetery was the final resting place for Andrew and Susan.
Hungry Hill Memorial
The Hungry Hill memorial is a Revolutionary War memorial and grave site of an unknown soldier. Van Cortlandt's 2nd New York and Spencer's 5th New Jersey regiments camped nearby while they changed a wilderness trail into a military road.
This path, known now as Sullivan Trail, paved the way for the
Sullivan Expedition
The 1779 Sullivan Expedition (also known as the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition, the Sullivan Campaign, and the Sullivan-Clinton Genocide) was a United States military campaign during the American Revolutionary War, lasting from June to October 1779 ...
in 1779. General
John Sullivan and Brigadier General
James Clinton
Major General James Clinton (August 9, 1736 – September 22, 1812) was an American Revolutionary War officer who, with John Sullivan, led in 1779 the Sullivan Expedition in what is now western New York to attack British-allied Seneca and ...
, who led the expedition, pushed through the area known as the Great Swamp, as they pursued a scorched earth campaign against the
Iroquois
The Iroquois ( or ), officially the Haudenosaunee ( meaning "people of the longhouse"), are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of First Nations peoples in northeast North America/ Turtle Island. They were known during the colonial years to ...
. Today, the path of the original Sullivan Road within Tobyhanna Township is virtually intact.
Keiper Park
Keiper Park is located in the center of Tobyhanna Township. The park contains a softball field, concession stand, and a playground. The area is largely grassy fields.
Thomas Darling Preserve
Thomas Darling Preserve was named after Wilkes-Barre naturalist Thomas Darling Jr.
The area covers of over 2,500 acres of land, featuring one of the state's largest spruce forests.
Two Mile Run is a tributary of Tobyhanna Creek, and runs through the preserve. The trail, a 2.2-mile loop, is marked with blue blazes.
Climate
According to the
Trewartha climate classification
The Trewartha climate classification (TCC) or the Köppen–Trewartha climate classification (KTC) is a climate classification system first published by American geographer Glenn Thomas Trewartha in 1966. It is a modified version of the Köppen ...
system, Tobyhanna Township has a Temperate
Continental climate (''Dc'') with warm summers (''b''), cold winters (''o'') and year-around precipitation (''Dcbo''). ''Dcbo'' climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ , four to seven months with an average mean temperature ≥ , all months with an average mean temperature < and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are comfortably humid in Tobyhanna Township, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with
heat index
The heat index (HI) is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity, in shaded areas, to posit a human-perceived equivalent temperature, as how hot it would feel if the humidity were some other value in the shade. The result is als ...
values > . Since 1981, the highest air temperature was on July 22, 2011, and the highest daily average mean
dew point
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was on August 1, 2006. July is the peak month for
thunderstorm
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activity, which correlates with the average warmest month of the year. Since 1981, the wettest calendar day was on September 30, 2010. During the winter months, the
plant hardiness zone
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is 5b, with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of .
Since 1981, the coldest air temperature was on 01/21/1994. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with
wind chill values < . The average snowiest month is January which correlates with the average coldest month of the year.
Ice storm
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s and large snowstorms depositing ≥ of snow occur nearly every year, particularly during
nor’easter
A nor'easter (also northeaster; see below), or an East Coast low is a synoptic-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. The name derives from the direction of the winds that blow from the northeast. The original use of ...
s from December through March.
Ecology
According to the
A. W. Kuchler August William Kuchler (born ''August Wilhelm Küchler''; 1907–1999) was a German-born American geographer and naturalist who is noted for developing a plant association system in widespread use in the United States. Some of this database has bec ...
U.S.
potential natural vegetation
In ecology, potential natural vegetation (PNV), also known as Kuchler potential vegetation, is the vegetation that would be expected given environmental constraints (climate, geomorphology, geology) without human intervention or a hazard event ...
types, Tobyhanna Township would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern
Hardwood (''106'') with a dominant vegetation form of
Northern hardwood forest
The northern hardwood forest is a general type of North American forest ecosystem found over much of southeastern and south-central Canada, Ontario, and Quebec, extending south into the United States in northern New England, New York, and Pennsyl ...
(''26'').
The peak spring bloom typically occurs in early-May and peak fall color usually occurs in early-October. The
plant hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...
is 5b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of .
Notable person
*
William Henry Christman
William Henry Christman (October 1, 1844 – May 11, 1864) was the first soldier to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Christman was a laborer from Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Union Army for service during the American C ...
, of Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania, was a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the first person buried in
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is one of two national cemeteries run by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington, Virginia. There are about 30 funerals conducted on weekdays and 7 held on Sa ...
, on May 13, 1864.
References
External links
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