A history of Stroudsburg,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Stroudsburg from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Stroudsburg was laid out by Colonel Jacob Stroud in 1799. Stroud's family founded Stroudsburg in the mid-18th century, and the town was incorporated on February 5, 1815.
Stroudsburg was the location of the lynching of Richard Puryear in March 1894. A Black railroad worker accused of murdering a white storekeeper, Puryear was lynched by a mostly white mob after he escaped from prison. Despite a grand jury investigation, no one was charged or convicted for Puryear's murder.
In the late 20th century, the Academy Hill Historic District, Kitson Woolen Mill, Monroe County Courthouse, and Stroud Mansion were each listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Stroudsburg’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBroadheads Creek Bridge, 1898: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Stroudsburg, decade by decade
1990s
4 historic places in Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 186 historic buildings, because Academy Hill Historic District alone counts 180.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1979Monroe County Courthouse
Listed 1979Stroud Mansion
Listed 1984Kitson Woolen Mill
Listed 1990Academy Hill Historic DistrictThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Stroudsburg 1884 (1884) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.