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Pennsylvania
CCC Archive
Camp
Information for
S-139-Pa
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a day, month or year that is unknown
General Information
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Camp Name: |
Promised Land |
Opened: |
5/6/1933 |
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Camp Type: |
State Forest |
Closed: |
7/1/1941 |
Location
HISTORIC
INFORMATION
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County: |
PIKE |
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Historic
Directions: |
14 mi. N Canadensis |
Location
of Closest
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Post
Office: |
Greentown |
Telephone: |
Newfoundland |
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Express
Mail: |
Cresco |
Telegraph: |
Stroudsburg |
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Railroad: |
Cresco |
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MODERN INFORMATION
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Tourist
Region: |
Northeast |
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Modern
Directions: |
Promised Land State Park is in Pike County, 10 miles north of Canadensis, along PA 390. The park is easily reached from interstates 80 and 84. The park is within a one to three hour drive from Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Reading, Harrisburg, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, and is about 100 miles north of Philadelphia and 35 miles from the New York and New Jersey state borders. |
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Current
Landholder: |
Dept. of Forests and Waters
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Administrators
Companies
| Company Number | Dates Occupied |
| 1399 | **/**/1938 to **/**/1941 |
| 337 | **/**/1933 to **/**/1935 |
| 5463 | **/**/**** to **/**/**** |
Camp Documents
Pictures
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Pictures listed for this Camp
Additional Information (contributed
by Archive visitors)
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