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Camp Information for S-139-PA
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General Information

Camp Name: Promised Land Opened: 5/6/1933
Camp Type: State Forest Closed: 7/1/1941
Alternate Names: Pocono

Location

MODERN INFORMATION
GPS DD Coordinates: Latitude: 41.302333
Longitude: -75.193467
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.
Current Landholder: Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
HISTORIC INFORMATION
County: PIKE
Historic Directions: 14 mi. N Canadensis

Location of Closest
Post Office: Greentown
Telephone: Newfoundland
Express Mail: Cresco
Telegraph: Stroudsburg
Railroad: Cresco
Administrators
NamePositionTenure
David HoldrenSuperintendent **/**/1938 to **/**/1941
G M InscoeSuperintendent 6/1/1939 to 6/1/1939
E C PyleDistrict Forester **/**/**** to **/**/****
George D StreepySuperintendent **/**/**** to **/**/****
J D ZimmermanEngineer 6/1/1939 to 6/1/1939

Companies
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Company NumberDates Occupied
1399**/**/1938 to **/**/1941
337-V6/5/1933 to **/**/1935
5463**/**/**** to **/**/****


Camp Documents
TitleDocument Description
5463 History.pdf5463 Company History, S-139-PA, 1936 Annual District 1 Third Corps Area, photocopy.
384 337 382 1326 history.pdfS-139-PA Co. 337 History
All CCC Camps Excell From NACCAThis spreadsheet has a listing of all CCC camps by state from the NACCA.

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