ackawaxen offers fabulous nature

DISCOVER LACKAWAXEN ATTRACTIONS: INTRODUCTION TO SOME OUR RESOURCES

Lackawaxen offers fabulous nature hike trails, historic sites, culture resources, and a wonderfully tranquil setting. From the days of the Revolutionary War days people here have been passionate enough to fight to keep it fee. This is a very precious place for us. We have all come to Lackawaxen to enjoy the rural life with all its beauty.

You may have to venture out to discover all the great things about this town. Coming upon a gentle waterfall, ponds, meadows, and fish-filled streams, there is a strong sense of the way life was 100 or even 200 years ago. We have museums and trails, general stores, parks, and beautiful sights overlooking two major clean rivers.

The great American writer Zane Grey, who set world fishing records, wrote many of his works here and loved to fish here. Every summer and fall, touring railroads come through. Painters love to come here.

Others come to see the Roebling Aqueduct, designed and erected by bridge building genius John Roebling, who designed and erected the Brooklyn Bridge. Others come here to watch the eagles or just to rest. With so much to discover and enjoy, your family should never be saying, "There's nothing to do today" but rather they should be asking, "Where are we off to today?"

Once you come here, I know you will enjoy coming back again and again. Below are links to just some of our resources. We hope you find these web sites educational and useful. The content of these sites may change without notice or contain personal opinions or positions on issues that may not be ours, but we hope you will share our feelings that the sites remind us of values we hold dear and that makes this whole area generally, and Lackawaxen Township specifically, such a rewarding place to live, work and visit!

Photos and brief descriptions are courtesy of the organizations. Click links in blue below to visit their respective web sites:

Zane Grey Museum
National Park Service Link
http://www.nps.gov/upde/

St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Erected in 1848.
First used as a Union church open to all denominations.
Route 590 - Lackawaxen

Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Constructed in 1863
Served by Priests from Hawley, until 1898 and from Matamoras until 1923 when a permanent pastor was assigned.
Route 590 - Lackawaxen

Unknown Soldier of the Revolutionary War
The body buried here was a militia man killed during the Battle of Minisink, July 22, 1779
Route 590 - Lackawaxen

The Roebling Aqueduct
Erected by John Roebling, the engineer who built the Brooklyn Bridge, in 1848 for the D&H Canal Company. Used as an vehicle bridge today, it once carried barges from the Lackawaxen River to the Delaware.Lackawaxen on the Delaware River

The Lackawaxen Aqueduct
The abutment of the old Lackawaxen Aqueduct is still visible a 1/2-mile west of Lackawaxen, off Route 590. There, part of the old Canal is visible to Gelderman Road (past Glen Eyre), where another part of the abutment is visible. Much of the Canal walls and locks are still intact. Lackawaxen on the "Towpath"

Sylvania Colony
You will find the Sylvania Colony sign
on the south side of 434 in Greeley

Please visit the web site for detailed information.
http://www.shohola.com/sylvania/

The Mount Moriah Cemetery
Overlooking the "Narrows" of the Lackawaxen River, this old country cemetery is the burial place of many of the area's earliest inhabitants.
Lackawaxen on the "Towpath"

The Greeley Lumber Company
Formed in 1873, the Greeley Lumber Company cut timber by hand, carting it five miles north to Lackawaxen. Later, the company pioneered embracing technology, electricity, a horizontal turbine to run a generator, and a variable speed motor. Their turbine and Comstock and a small collection of area artifacts are at the old Greeley Lumber Company Store at Taylortown Creek, off Rowlands Road. http://www.shohola.com/sawmill/

Shohola Township
Shohola Township's Official Web Site: This site lists upcoming town meetings, demographics, and ordinances. It has links to Shohola services and organizations, including fire company, schools, and information on local government leaders. http://shoholatwp.org/

Roebling Aqueduct

Wild & Scenic Upper Delaware National Park Service

This Shohola Township site created by an area resident is not a Shohola Township official web site, but gives additional historical information and resources about one of our neighboring communities.
http://www.shohola.com/township/

The National Park Service Upper Delaware
Outdoor Recreation: The Upper Delaware offers some of the finest recreational opportunities in the northeastern United States. In particular, sightseeing, boating, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, and bird watching are popular activities in the river area. The Eagles of the Upper Delaware In recent years the Bald Eagle has returned to the Upper Delaware in ever increasing numbers. These awe inspiring birds are now nesting in the area and are often seen hunting near areas of open water in the mostly frozen Delaware during the winter. http://www.nps.gov/upde/

The four black and white pen and ink drawings above are courtesy of the late Bruce A. Frank, who illustrated a series of municipal and county pamphlets, including one for Lackawaxen in the late 1970s and early 1980s.