Historical Association of Tobyhanna Township

HATT | PO Box 2084 | Pocono Pines, PA 18350-2084

MARKER ADVOCATES of TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP
NAOMI PINES HOUSE

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COMMEMORATES:
A landmark Tobyhanna Township resort.

INSCRIPTION:
Franklin Comfort Miller opened a summer resort on this site in 1888. His beautiful Victorian hotel offered guests lush woodlands, pure streams and healthy spring water. Naomi Lake (1895) added swimming and boating. Room cost of $8 weekly included three meals, signaled with a brass bell. The hotel had its own electrical generator in the pre-utility era. Naomi Pines House was an area landmark until lost to fire in 1949.

SPONSOR:
The Van Gilder Family

MARKER DEDICATED: June 7, 2017

LOCATION:
At Van Gilder’s Jubilee Restaurant, Route 940 near Lake Naomi, Pocono Pines, Pa.

COORDINATES: 41° 06' 30.4" N 75° 27' 16.9" W
or 41.108443, -75.454701

GPS ADDRESS: 100 Miller Drive, Pocono Pines, Pa.

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About the Tobyhanna Township Roadside Marker Program


The Tobyhanna Township Roadside Historical Marker Program is a community-wide, volunteer effort spearheaded by the Marker Advocates of Tobyhanna Township (MATT).

MATT is a nonprofit association dedicated to this program. Volunteers serving in committees seek the funding, research and write the text, install the markers, arrange for a public dedication and establish a long-term awareness campaign through a touring map and a web site.

Be part of our heritage — Donate an historical marker

  • Through identification of the important facets of our rich history ... existing and lost landmarks, important events and activities, and our people, we will realize the goal of a community-wide network of roadside historical markers. Our community can now and for future decades and generations appreciate our heritage.
  • Each roadside historical marker will ensure the preservation of our local history and heritage, while providing an important educational opportunity that is accessible to the public, free of charge.
  • This program will build community pride while enhancing “heritage tourism,” recognized as a strong and desirable sector of our economy.
Sponsors donating the full cost of a marker are permanently recognized on the bottom of the marker. Additional appreciation is shared with the community through a public dedication ceremony, as well as a touring map, web site and other materials.

For more information on becoming a sponsor:


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