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A Spy Amongst the Revolutionaries

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M ilford... it Just Feels Right!

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A SPY AMONGST THE REVOLUTIONARIES

By John L. Moore

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ames Molesworth’s brief career as a British spy began in March 1777 when he arrived in Philadelphia, pretending to be a merchant.

That month, members of the Continental Congress and many important leaders of the American Revolution were gathered in Philadelphia, then a city of about 40,000 people living in neighborhoods between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers.

Although Philadelphia was 120 miles inland, the Delaware was deep enough for ocean-going ships to come up to its wharves, provided a pilot steered them past the river’s many shoals and sandbars. The British in New York had directed Molesworth to recruit pilots willing to bring their warships up the Delaware so they could attack Philadelphia as well as two downriver forts that protected it. These were Fort Mifflin on the Pennsylvania side just below the city and Fort Mercer on the New Jersey side across from Fort Mifflin.

A native of Staffordshire, north of Birmingham in England, Molesworth knew his way around Philadelphia. He had lived and worked there prior to the war. He had been away for a while, but when he returned, Molesworth went to the streets along the docks lining the Delaware. He obtained lodgings at Widow Yarnall’s rooming house on Chestnut Street.

Although many Philadelphians supported the war, many others were Loyalists–derided by Patriots as Tories–who opposed it.

Molesworth soon made his way to the boarding house operated by one of these Tories, a woman named Sarah O’Brien. It was on Front Street, just above Lombard Street, near the docks. He also visited a woman named Abigail McKay, who had a boarding house on Union Street.

“Although many Philadelphians supported the war, many others were Loyalists–derided by Patriots as Tories–who opposed it.”

Over the course of several days, the women put him in touch with at least four pilots: John Eldridge, Andrew Higgins, Nathan Church, and John Snyder. Of the four, at least one–Church– knew how to navigate large ships past underwater obstacles the Americans had recently placed in the Delaware just below Philadelphia. Known as chevaux de frise, a French term, these were thick logs perhaps 30 feet long with one end fashioned into a sharp point. They served as sunken booby traps intended to damage or sink British naval vessels that came up the river.

The spy then sought out experienced river pilots.

← G eneral George Washington, then at Morristown in New Jersey, sent a man suspected of being a Molesworth accomplice to Philadelphia for prosecution. The man had fled to New Jersey.

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CHEVAUX DE FRISE

By John L. Moore

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hiladelphians may have felt safe in 1775 when rebellious colonists and British troops began fighting near Boston, which was 300 miles away. But in late summer of 1776, the British shifted their army and naval operations to New York, which was much closer.

Growing fearful that enemy warships might sail up the Delaware River and attack them, the Pennsylvanians began placing log obstructions at strategic points in the river. Known by a French phrase as chevaux de frise, these devices were designed with sharp points on one end to damage the hulls of wooden ships.

One end of each log was anchored in a large wood box placed on the river bottom in water deep enough for large ships. Tons of rocks weighted each box to the river bed.

The log’s other end was carved into a sharp point, then capped with a closely fitted, pointed warhead made of iron. The log rose at an angle toward the river’s surface, but remained concealed below the water. Its position permitted an unsuspecting enemy ship to ram it–and to have a hole punched in its hull below the water line.

The British in New York certainly knew that these underwater defenses were being placed in the Delaware. Philadelphia Loyalists kept them abreast of such developments.

A cheval-de-frise is one log from a chevaux de frise. One such log was recovered from the Delaware in 2012 at Bristol.

It measured “just under 29 feet in length with a diameter of 13 inches at its base,” according to the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. In a 2013 post on its This Week in Pennsylvania Archaeology blog, the agency said that

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↑ 1 777 map showing chevaux de frize placed in the Delaware River along Fort Mifflin, visible on the southern end of Mud Island, labeled Mudden Island by a Hessian mapmaker. The Schuylkill River joins the Delaware in Philadelphia.

“examination revealed a large iron spike at one end.” The log was found at the Anchor Yacht Club, about 30 miles upriver from Fort Mifflin.

Janet Johnson, curator of archaeology at the State Museum in Harrisburg, was involved in the recovery and conservation of the cheval-de-frise at Bristol. She recently made an online presentation about the discovery, and the PHMC has posted a video of her program on Youtube.com. It is available at https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=f59kzeh9hm4.

The cheval-de-frise is on display at Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford.

↑ 1750 view of Philadelphia, looking across the Delaware River from New Jersey.

One of the pilots, Andrew Higgins, said that, when invited, he went to Abigail McKay’s house, and she “took him into a room and said she wanted to ask him particular questions. She asked him if he would go to New York to pilot one of the vessels (up the Delaware). He asked her how he should go without being catched [sic]. She replied, ‘If you will go, it will be the making of you, as you will be upon King’s pay all your lifetime.’ That besides, he should receive 500 guineas as a present on his arrival at New York.”

Mrs. McKay explained that the British had sent an agent “from New York for the purpose of engaging pilots.”

A second pilot, John Snyder, said that Mrs. McKay asked him flat out if he “would go to New York to pilot the Eagle Man-of-War round to Philadelphia. He said he would, if he could get off clear.

She said it would be the best thing he ever did for himself.”

A man-of-war was a sailing ship armed with cannons.

At this point, the woman “informed him that all our cannon (at Fort Mifflin) would be spiked up (disabled) by some of our own people who attended the fort,” the pilot said.

Mrs. McKay also incriminated Sarah O’Brien. According to a March 28 transcript of McKay’s interview at the Pennsylvania Board of War, “She heard Mrs. O’Brien say, or understood from her discourse, that a (British) captain of a man-of-war had been here in disguise. He was dressed in a blanket coat and slept at her house with Bill Skillinger, (a pilot) with whom he talked a great deal, but found Bill to be a great Whig.”

Whigs supported the Revolution.

Asked about this, Mrs. O’Brien agreed that the man in the blanket coat had stayed overnight in her establishment, but she asserted he was a New Jerseyan named Hazelett who lived near Easton, Pa. She said he had driven a wagon to Philadelphia in order to buy a hogshead of rum.

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↓ T he HMS Asia was a British warship with 64 guns. It was launched in 1764 and took part in the American Revolution. This watercolor was painted in 1797 at the naval yard in Halifax. There’s no evidence suggesting it ever sailed in the Delaware River during the war.

↑ 1 776 map of Philadelphia showing streets along and near the Delaware River where James Molesworth attempted to recruit river pilots to guide British warships up the river to attack the city.

Yes, “the man in the blanket coat lodged with William Skillinger, a pilot, who lives at Cape May,” Mrs. O’Brien said. “This man breakfasted, dined, supped, and lodged the next day and night at her house. There were a good many pilots in the house the next night with whom the blanket coat man associated.”

No, she said, “the pilots had no rum to sell.”

Molesworth subsequently described a conversation he had with Sarah O’Brien when he arrived in Philadelphia a short time earlier. He had “told Mrs. O’Brien of the scheme” to recruit pilots willing to bring British ships upriver. “She said she would mention it to some of the pilots, as they all lodged at her house,” the spy said.

When the authorities asked her about this later, Mrs. O’Brien disputed Molesworth’s allegation. “Molesworth never told her the reason why he wanted Eldridge,” she insisted. “Never heard Mrs. McKay say what Molesworth wanted with pilots.”

Surviving documents reveal that Molesworth had a number of face-to-face meetings with river pilots that he met through Mrs. O’Brien and Mrs. McKay. Several told Molesworth they would go to New York with him, but they didn’t mean it. Instead, they decided to expose the plot and turn Molesworth in.

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Two of these pilots–Andrew Higgins and John Eldridge–got together with a third pilot, John Snyder. Snyder said, “They went into Mr. Turner’s Tavern together on Market Street Wharf, where he related what had passed between him and Molesworth.”

Each pilot wrote down details of his meetings with the spy.

According to Andrew Higgins, on the night they were to depart for New York, they encountered a Pennsylvania soldier, Captain Casdrop, “and told him their case, what they were after, and would be glad of his assistance.”

Casdrop took them to an inn along the docks called The Boatswain & Call “and read over the memorandums they had made. Casdrop advised them to get the City Guard to go with them. This was after 10 at night.”

The pilots did as Casdrop suggested, then accompanied the members of the guard “to Molesworth’s lodgings and assisted in seizing him, and, when taken, he cried out, ‘Then I am betrayed,’” Higgins said.

Molesworth was turned over to the Philadelphia-based Board of War, which began an immediate investigation. The pilots and the women who ran the boarding houses were questioned. Transcripts of their statements were written out by clerks writing with quill pens.

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↑ J ohn Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the execution of James Molesworth for espionage.

“The Board of War reported the Molesworth affair to Gen. George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, describing it as ‘the happy discovery of a dangerous conspiracy in this city.’”

Molesworth himself confessed. He said that one of his key contacts in New York was a Philadelphia Loyalist, a lawyer/ politician named Joseph Galloway. Galloway had left Pennsylvania in late 1776, joined the British in New Jersey, and by early 1777 was in New York, where, according to Founders Online, a National Archives website, “he was plotting to raise a Loyalist militia in Pennsylvania.”

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Galloway introduced Molesworth to a British army officer, who commissioned him as a lieutenant. Molesworth said he was told to go immediately to Philadelphia, recruit the pilots and “return as fast as he could to New York.”

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On April 2, Richard Peters, the secretary of the War Board, informed Pennsylvania’s Supreme Executive Council that Sarah 0’Brien and Abigail McKay had been committed to the state prison as Molesworth’s accomplices. The board had decided the women should be tried by civil rather than military authority. If convicted, they should “receive such punishment as crimes of so black a dye entitle them to.”

The British eventually came into southeastern Pennsylvania not by the Delaware, but from the Chesapeake Bay and forced their way into Philadelphia from the west.

↑ A political cartoon from the Revolutionary War era shows a man on bended knee who was been covered in hot pine tar, then coated with chicken feathers. Patriots occasionally did this to punish British tax collectors or to outspoken Tories..

For Molesworth, justice proved swift. Arrested on March 27, he was interrogated and tried by the War Board, and executed on March 31.

If Molesworth did his spying in secret, his hanging occurred in public. As John Adams, a Massachusetts congressman, wrote to his wife Abigail, the spy “was this day at noon, executed on the gallows in the presence of an immense crowd of spectators.”

The Board of War reported the Molesworth affair to Gen. George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, describing it as “the happy discovery of a dangerous conspiracy in this city.”

Molesworth “was convicted of engaging pilots to go to Lord (William) Howe to assist in bringing the English fleet up our river … He was executed this day agreeable to the sentence of a court martial.” Howe was the British commander in New York.

The board’s letter also reported that the spy had three accomplices. They included “one Collins, lately a clerk” in the Philadelphia customs office. Thomas W. Collins had attempted to flee but hadn’t gotten very far. American soldiers had caught him and taken him to Washington’s camp at Morristown, N.J. Suspected of being a Molesworth confederate, Collins was detained there. After learning from the Board of War that Collins was wanted, Washington returned him to Philadelphia.

“Lieutenant Robb with the small detachment of the Pennsylvania Regiment goes off tomorrow,” the general advised the board. “I shall send down Collins under his guard.”

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During the fall of 1777, their navy and land forces then attacked the two American forts protected by the chevaux de frize along the Delaware. When the British navy attacked Fort Mifflin, which was located on Mud Island, on Oct. 23, “two ships of force attempted the chevaux de frize but were so injured the men soon abandoned them, having first set them on fire, and they soon blew up,” according to John Clark, an American. “The explosion was great.”

Clark added that enemy soldiers “also attempted to land on Mud Island in boats but were defeated with great loss.”

Weeks later, the British overpowered Fort Mifflin. In midNovember, General Washington reported that the Americans had evacuated. The final British bombardment had been so severe that the fort’s “works were entirely beat down (and) every piece of cannon dismounted.”

Also, one of the British ships got so close “that she threw grenades into the fort, and killed” many of the defenders, Washington said.

John L. Moore continues to pursue his lifelong interests in Pennsylvania’s colonial history and archaeology.

The Northumberland writer has published 11 non-fiction books about Pennsylvania’s 16th and 17th century. John’s latest book, 1780: Year of Revenge, is currently available in book stores or from the online bookstore Sunbury Press Inc. This book is the 3rd volume in his Revolutionary Pennsylvania Series and tells the story of Indian raids all across the Pennsylvania Frontier — including the Poconos and Minisinks — in the year following General Sullivan’s 1779 invasion of the Iroquios homeland.

Over the years John has participated in archaeological excavations of Native American sites along the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers. A professional storyteller, he recently took part in the Heritage Festival at Frances Slocum State Park near Wilkes-Barre. He told the true story of Frances Slocum, a 5-year-old girl who lived as a Native American after being kidnapped by Indians during the American Revolution. The park was named for her.

HOW IT BECAME UNPATRIOTIC FOR AMERICANS TO DRINK TEA

By John L. Moore

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nce a popular beverage in colonial Pennsylvania, tea rapidly lost favor after America’s colonists learned in mid1773 that the British government intended to tax it.

In Philadelphia, news of the plan prompted a political uproar.

City residents gathered for an open public meeting on Oct. 18, declaring, “It is the duty of every American to oppose this attempt.” The levy was denounced as “a tax on the Americans ... without their consent.”

Indians, dumped the company’s tea into the harbor on Dec. 16 rather than allow it to be brought ashore and taxed.

It was late in 1773 when word reached Philadelphia that The Polly had sailed into the Delaware. It was coming up without a pilot.

On Dec. 25, “an express came up from Chester to inform the town that the tea ship commanded by Captain Ayres, with her de¬tested cargo, was arrived there, having followed another ship up the river,” the Pennsylvania Gazette reported.

Events happened rapidly after that. On Dec. 26, a citizens committee created to deal with the tea ship appointed three representatives to go to Chester, about 15 miles downriver, and to bring Ayres to Philadelphia. But when the three men reached Chester, The Polly was already sailing upriver.

As it passed Gloucester Point, about four miles south of the city, other Philadelphians were waiting. “As she passed along, she was hailed, and the captain (was) requested not to proceed farther, but to come on shore. This the captain complied with,” the Pennsylvania Gazette reported.

Pennsylvanians were infuriated when word arrived that England’s East India Company was shipping 600 chests of tea to Philadelphia aboard The Polly, a sailing ship. A man named Ayres would be captain.

Philadelphians organized an entity called The Committee for Tar¬ring and Feathering. On Nov. 27 the committee published a handbill urging the port’s river pilots—men who guided oceangoing vessels up the Delaware to Philadelphia—to watch for The Polly.

A “handsome reward” might well go to the waterman first to spot the tea ship, “but all agree that tar and feathers will be his portion who pilots her into this harbor,” said the handbill, which was signed by such fictional notables as Thomas Tarbuckett, Peter Pitch, and Benjamin Brush.

The committee also threatened to tar and feather The Polly’s captain.

Tarring and feathering was a form of torture. Victims were stripped, then coated with hot tar made from the sap of pine trees. The sticky tar was then covered with feathers from chickens or ducks.

The East India Company was also sending tea to other colonial ports. In Boston, for instance, the Sons of Liberty, dressed as

Ayres went to Philadelphia. The tea committee convened a public meeting to decide what should be done with The Polly’s cargo. So many people turned out that the committee held the meeting out of doors in the public square across from the State House, now known as Independence Hall.

The captain, quickly sensing the temper of the citizens, readily agreed that The Polly wouldn’t attempt to land. Instead, he permitted a river pilot take his ship to Reedy Island, about 55 miles downriver. Ayres himself stayed in Philadelphia long enough to obtain supplies his crew needed for the return trip to London.

As the Pennsylvania Journal reported on Dec. 29: “Yesterday at three quarters of an hour after 2 o’clock, Captain Ayres . . . left Arch Street wharf on board a pilot boat, (having been 46 hours in town,) to follow the ship to Reedy Island, and from thence transport the East India Company’s (tea) to ... London. He was attended to the wharf by a concourse of people, who wished him a good voyage.”

Excerpted from “Tories, Terror, and Tea.”

“MILFORD… IT JUST FEELS RIGHT!”

By Marie Liu

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ilford, the Pike County seat, was incorporated in 1796.

The area surrounding it was rich in the resources of lumber, bluestone, and hemlocks for tanning. A fluviarchy, its abundance of creeks and waterfalls flowing down the escarpment provided hydro-power for mills, a powerful river for transport and bountiful fishing, and rich flatlands along the river, nourished by periodic floods – uniquely provided everything for prosperous settlement and industry. Yet, Indian aggression at being driven from their homeland (Lenapehoking) found its outlet with the French and Indian War, resulting in conflict and bloodshed throughout the region. It’s rugged character, both geologically and socially (known for having more taverns than churches, and less righteous men than there were in Sodom) no doubt a result of the man-powered lumber and quarry industries. That, coupled with the aforementioned conflict, made this wild and lawless frontier unsuitable for true development until after the Revolutionary War.

“The arrival of the Pinchot family, French Huguenots that fled France with the downfall of Napoleon, brought a new, more civilized element to Milford.”

The Wells brothers (3) were among the earliest settlers (about 1750), establishing a mill on the Sawkill Creek, near where it meets the river at a fording site. They eventually built a ferry so farmers could more easily bring their grain from the more developed New Jersey side, which was without a comparable 14 POCONO LIVING MAGAZINE© APRIL/MAY 2022

mill stream. Soon a lively trade grew at this outpost and a small settlement came into being called Wells Ferry. It was also referred to as the ‘mill-on-the-ford’ which eventually became its name — Milford.

The arrival of the Pinchot family, French Huguenots that fled France with the downfall of Napoleon, brought a new, more civilized element to Milford. Successful merchants, they set up shop in the center of town and purchased land for lumbering.

They invested in and laid down roots in Milford. After several generations of prosperous land speculation and forest clearcutting, James Pinchot began to reflect on the downside of that practice. With his sights on forestry and conservation, he groomed his son Gifford to become the nation’s first chief forester of the new Forest Service under Theodore Roosevelt.

James, a wealthy businessman, endowed Yale University with funding to start a School of Forestry and hosted the young student foresters during the summers at his Grey Towers home and Forest Hall at the center of town. Gifford, a gifted politician and enthusiastic advocate of forestry and resource management, came to be known as American’s First Conservationist and by extension, his home, Milford as “The Birthplace of the American Conservation Movement”. Also serving two terms as Governor of Pennsylvania, Gifford’s ancestral home called Grey Towers is central to Milford culture. Dedicated in 1965, in person, by President John F. Kennedy as a National Historic Site, managed by the US Forest Service, with the Pinchot Institute continuing Gifford’s legacy of environmental advocacy.

A resort culture grew after the Civil War, largely because of new train routes to the region. People of means strove to escape the pollution and summer heat of the city to enjoy the clean air

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and water, often staying the whole summer. Milford was host to numerous resorts, hotels, inns and boardinghouses, popular with Quakers from Philadelphia, theatre and film people, artists and writers. Sarah Bernhardt spent time here, while Jeannie Gourlay, a member of the cast at Ford’s Theater on the evening of Lincoln’s assassination, lived in Milford. Early silent motion pictures starring Mary Pickford, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, directed by D.W. Griffith, were filmed near the river, the cliffs, and the glen for the movies “The Informant” and “A Feud in the Kentucky Hills”. Pearl White spent 3 summers here filming several episodes of her silent serial “Perils of Pauline”. The current, popular Black Bear Film Festival held every October for over two decades, celebrates Milford’s role in film history.

As car transport came to replace train travel, the resort culture waned. In response, as a marketing strategy, the region was nicknamed ‘The Poconos’ and reinvented itself as the honeymoon destination, hence cleverly reinvigorating its tourist economy, which was sustained until the 1970s.

Uniquely, tourism has remained a major cultural and economic driver in Milford, helped along by its close proximity to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the Delaware river, the many waterfalls and lakes providing endless outdoor recreational opportunities.

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“Milford was host to numerous resorts, hotels, inns and boardinghouses, popular with Quakers from Philadelphia, theatre and film people, artists and writers.”

The Milford Writers’ Conference, started here in the 1950s by Virginia Kidd, her husband, James Blish, and Damon Knight, was world-famous. Sci-fi writers would gather at Arrowhead, their home, to eat, breathe, and sleep science fiction. The conference became known for the ‘Milford Method’ of critiquing colleagues’ writing, which has been adapted for use in other genres and throughout the world. In 1965, Kidd established the Virginia Kidd Literary Agency at Arrowhead. The agency has represented some of the most famous names in sci-fi publishing and is still in the forefront of the science fiction world today.

Milford continues this legacy with the Readers and Writers Festival in September, with authors in all genre, visiting for panel discussions, presentations and book signings throughout the town. Some of the past headliners and participants have been Gloria Steinem, Alan Alda, John Berendt, Anne Perry, AK Asante and Lee Child.

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Town-wide festivals are an important fixture in Milford, with two Music Festivals, the Black Bear Film Festival, Milford Readers and Writers Festival, Festival of Wood at Grey Towers, DanceFest and Kindred Spirits musical performances, as well as many other events that bring the community and tourists together to celebrate the arts and culture.

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The charming borough of Milford has intentionally retained its charming small-town character and honors its history through its well maintained and restored buildings. Over 400 sites and structures in Milford Borough have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Hotel Fauchère, an elegant hotel and restaurant was established by Swiss born Louis Fauchère, who was made famous by his years as Master Chef at Delmonico’s in NYC. The Italianate style building was constructed in 1870s and was run by the same family for 124 years. The Tom Quick Inn, named for the once famous, now controversial name-sake first settler. Originally built in 1882, it was recently purchased and renovated to its former splendor by Bill Rosado and the Milford Hospitality Group, and is once again a jewel in the crown of Milford. Similarly, the Milford Theater has undergone renovations and is once again operating as an entertainment venue for film, music and performance. Built by the Pinchots’,

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“Forest Hall, a large French style, stone building at the main intersection of Broad and Harford, remains the crown jewel of town and a symbol of the many iterations that represent the town’s distinctive personality.”

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Forest Hall, a large French style, stone building at the main intersection of Broad and Harford, remains the crown jewel of town and a symbol of the many iterations that represent the town’s distinctive personality. The ground floor is home to a variety of boutique shops including the ARTery Gallery, a 20 plus year-old cooperative fine art and crafts gallery.

Across the street is the Community House, once a residence to three generations of Pinchots’, it is a destination for tourist information about the area and houses many of the non-profit organizations that serve the community. Also at the corner of Broad and Harford is the historic Dimmick Inn. The Jorgenson family maintain the beautiful two-story brick building and run an excellent restaurant and bar with a casual atmosphere.

Many visitors enjoy imbibing on its wrap-around porch, while watching the world go by, as has been the case for nearly 200 years. The Columns Museum, run by the Pike County Historical Society, is a twenty-two room, 1904 neo-classical mansion, filled with interesting exhibits about the history of Pike County, going as far back as the Lenape culture. They proudly exhibit and tell 20 POCONO LIVING MAGAZINE© APRIL/MAY 2022

The Upper Mill on Water Street is an intact gristmill along the Sawkill creek.

A self-guided tour enables you to understand the process of grinding grain by the power of falling water. the story of their treasured Lincoln Flag that was used to cushion the head of President Lincoln as he lay dying from an assassins’ bullet at Fords’ Theater. The Upper Mill on Water Street is an intact gristmill along the Sawkill creek. A self-guided tour enables you to understand the process of grinding grain by the power of falling water. It houses the ever-popular Waterwheel Café, Bakery and Bar, overlooking the creek, a country style antique and gift shop and the Waterwheel Guitar shop, which is frequented by many of the areas well-known musicians. You might catch them playing at the Thursday night open-mic hosted

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There is so much to discover and enjoy in Milford. It remains a popular destination for creators, vacationers, outdoor enthusiasts and city dwellers who seek to escape to its natural beauty and small-town charms. As a resident here, I enjoy the mix of locals (many of whom have multigenerational roots here), transplants and visitors, which simultaneously lends to its historic character and current vibe. For more info go to www.milfordpa.us

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GEORGE INNESS — PAINTER OF THE DELAWARE WATER GAP

By Marie Liu

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onsidered by many to be America’s, even the worlds greatest landscape painter and hailed as the ‘father’ of a particular American school of painting, George Inness focused his creative eye and brush on the Delaware Water Gap for many of his canvases, painting no other scene more often or for so many years. His life’s work mirrored and influenced a cultural shift in taste from the prior century’s European romantic genre to landscape painting that depicted the dynamic, sublime and awesome beauty of the American landscape. For over 15 years the panoramic scene of Mt. Tamminy and Mt. Minsi bookending the Delaware River became his template to express spiritual forces through the landscape, from lightdrenched pastoral and agrarian scenes, approaching ominous storms, warm peaceful sunsets to serenely misty realms. Although the Gap’s scenery was depicted by other painters, such as Thomas Doughty and Thomas

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Birch; and engravings by Asher Durand, Granville Perkins, and Worthington Whittredge (these prints appearing in popular travel books such as Picturesque America and American Landscape), but Inness alone adopted the scene and returned to it over and over again, revealing its and his many moods. One early twentieth century author remarked:

“He brought a large vision and a poetic insight to the interpretation of the casual, familiar scenes, surprising beauty where others had found only suburban triviality.

The despised hills of New Jersey and the undiscovered Delaware valley took their place in our art with the Grand Canon and Yosemite Valley.”

He was born in the Hudson valley’s Newburgh New York in 1825, then grew up in Newark, New Jersey on a farm. Moving frequently between Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Europe, he eventually settled in Montclair to live out his final seventeen years.

George Inness came of age during the formation of the Hudson River School, whose artists viewed nature and the American landscape as a divine creation and represented it with crisp clarity and precise brushwork. In his earlier paintings, he is influenced by the Hudson River School style but maintained his own individuality and independence from that group and in time would move away from their particular doctrine. While the Hudson River school sought and created images of epic and heroic proportions, Inness was more interested in the ordinary agrarian scenes shaped by simple people going about their chores, immersed in surroundings made grand by the artists expressive use of color, brushstroke, and dramatic treatment of the sky. Eventually moving away from the strict preoccupation with the carefully rendered detail of the Hudson River school, he instead continued to explore light and color on a freer and more personal, spiritual level. He did however continue to share with them the notion of the importance of landscape as subject and belief that within the landscape one could find and relay higher moral truths.

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> New Jersey Landscape, 1891

While the group of Hudson River school painters gravitated to the Catskills and Adirondacks (the region in which their namesake was located, and founder Thomas Cole lived) for much of their inspiration, Inness would independently focus much of his attention on the Delaware River valley instead. One such large painting titled Delaware Water Gap 1861 now hangs prominently in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

“The DL&W Railroad campaigns seemed to have proven successful, as the new railroad line brought many visitors to the area, creating the booming resort culture that would transform the region.”

In 1855 he was commissioned by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to create paintings of early industrial America, documenting the progress of the railroads in order to entice travelers with scenes of new destinations. Depicting

the railroad’s first roundhouse at Scranton, he contrasts technology against a swath of tree stumps, seeming to imply that the young man in the foreground is pondering the impact of industrialization on the American wilderness. Perhaps this is a clue to his own inner feelings about industrialization and its impact on the American landscape.

Several other of his Gap images may also have been part of this series. There are trains featured in the landscape and timber rafts navigating the Delaware river, but these paintings represent a more harmonious integration between agrarian and industrial than that of the Lackawanna Valley painting. In time he would shun depictions of industry altogether, favoring bucolic scenes as were plentiful in the Delaware valley. The DL&W Railroad campaigns seemed to have proven successful, as the new railroad line brought many visitors to the area, creating the booming resort culture that would transform the region.

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> H arvest Scene in the Delaware Valley, 1867

influence of the French Barbizon school, whose landscapes were noted for loose brushwork, harmonious and muted palette, diffused light, and emphasis on mood and sentiment. This would further distinguish his work from the prevailing style and became known as Tonalism. Tonalism became an American art movement that emerged in the 1880’s and its popularity continued well into the twentieth century. Being the ‘father’ of this new American movement secured his own success and standing in the art world for the rest of his life.Inness’s New Jersey Landscape 1891 exemplifies some of the main qualities of Tonalism that would mark the new approach to landscape painting that he inspired here in America. By the 1890’s Tonalism was well on its way to becoming everything that the still dominant (but getting tired) Hudson River style wasn’t: evocative images executed within a limited and harmonious 30 POCONO LIVING MAGAZINE© APRIL/MAY 2022

“Inness’s work remained popular well beyond that of the Hudson River school, which fell out of favor in the early 20th century and was further challenged by the new Impressionism movement.” palette, subtle tonal dynamics, more twilights than daylights, and a preference for the intimate over the grand, favoring the civilized landscape of ordinary shrubs and cultivated fields that were commonly seen, unlike the Hudson River artists bombastic views of a wild and exotic North America. He would challenge

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Inness would come to be considered not only a leading American artist, but also philosopher. Originally exposed to the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg in Europe and again at the utopian colony of Eagleswood near Perth Amboy in 1864.

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Inness lived for a time at Eagleswood at the request of founder Marcus Spring who intended to surround the community with literary and artistic intellectuals. Though he never paid rent, Inness presented Marcus with his painting Peace and Plenty as compensation, which is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His work would be forevermore influenced by the transcendental teachings of Swedenborgism. His paintings would increasingly reflect and emphasize his belief in the union between the physical and spiritual realms and serve his intention to use nature to communicate spiritual and poetic impressions, rather than realistic detail. His progressive and egalitarian ideals would be apparent in his desire to feature the simple common man within his landscapes.

Eventually settling in Montclair, New Jersey, he would spend the rest of his life producing much of his mature work in the studio using visual memory and imagination, and created some of his most important paintings of that surrounding countryside.

His presence in Montclair inspired the formation of the Inness Colony of landscape painters (which included his son George Inness Jr.) and provided the impetus for the establishment of the Montclair Art Museum. The museum now has a large number of Inness’ paintings in their collection and a special room dedicated to the permanent exhibit of his paintings.

During his third trip to Europe in 1894, Inness died at the Bridge of Allan in Stirling, Scotland. According to his son, he was viewing the sunset, threw up his hands and exclaimed, “My God! Oh, how beautiful!” Fell to the ground, and died minutes later.

Marie Liu moved to Milford from New York State in 2009. Her work since then has been entirely focused on elements of the region that she seeks to reveal through her paintings.

She was honored to be the Resident Artist of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area for one year, from 2015 - 16. Focusing her creative energies on exploring and interpreting the Park through all four seasons, researching the history, and engaging with visitors was a highpoint of her professional life; culminating in exhibits at Kittatinny and Dingmans visitors centers. She not only portrayed the beauty of the Park, but was also cognizant of it’s unique history, and strove to portray that in her paintings.

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THE DELAWARE VALLEY RAILROAD

By Kim Williams

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ocumenting Monroe County railroad history requires that this second chapter be written about Delaware Valley Railway, featuring photos of its equipment and some anecdotal tales. The tales are courtesy of media that in the early 1900s was more focused on informing rather than picking sides, such that even mundane occurrences constituted news.

For example, in 1905, a report appeared regarding an “infant bovine” being transported in a crate in the rear baggage car of a typically short train. The calf was destined for a farm in the Bushkill area. But when the train arrived at the end-of-the-line, it was discovered that the calf had kicked apart the crate and escaped thanks to the car’s open door. Where could it be? The train then backed eight miles until the critter was eventually found, unharmed by its jump from the train, contentedly grazing in a field in the Craig’s Meadow area - followed by lassoing, reloading, and returning to Bushkill.

“The tales are courtesy of media that in the early 1900s was more focused on informing rather than picking sides, such that even mundane occurrences constituted news.”

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A short train, by the way, is referred to as a “dinkey”. That nickname was applied to all DVR trains because of their limited length. There was no turntable in Bushkill, where one track became two (side-by-side) so that the engine could “runaround” the cars. The length of the second track? Eight cars. Sometimes the cars were Pennsylvania Railroad coaches, designated in Wilmington or Philadelphia as “Bushkill” cars. Resorts in the Bushkill area were visited by hundreds of guests from those cities. Because PRR could interchange cars with DL&W in Manuka Chunk, NJ, and then with DVR in East Stroudsburg, PRR passengers could ride to Bushkill from afar without having to detrain. Also, the lack of a turntable at Bushkill necessitated the “backward” appearance of the dinkey going to or from (usually to) Bushkill. A turntable in East Stroudsburg was dug up in 1908 and was used elsewhere by DL&W. A switch tower replaced it, causing speculation that a turntable acquired in 1902 for installation at Bushkill was instead put in the garage of DVR’s owner. (A turntable in the garage was confirmed by the owner’s son.)

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So, she rode all the way to Bushkill and back. Later, she asked for her pay ($1.00) for window washing, but Yetter knew what had happened and refused. Angeline was told that the roundtrip fare to Bushkill from East Stroudsburg was $1.00 and that

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"We're square." Ms. Williams would not back down, obtained judgement intending to force a sale of the railroad in order to get her $1.00, but Yetter didn't want that and ultimately paid her the $1.00 - plus 3¢ interest!

Angeline was not the only distaff objector to a DVR tactic. A common place to park the dinkey while not in use was on a siding south of E. Broad St. between Lackawanna Avenue and the mainline. In the process of firing up the steam engine, a huge plume of exhaust would occur – complete with copious amounts of soot blown by the prevailing westerlies onto the drying laundry hanging from clotheslines of neighborhood washerwomen.

“Less than a year after DVR’s start-up in 1901, it became mail carrier instead of stagecoach. Three of the four bridges along DRV’s route were single spans: at Marshall’s Creek, Pond Creek, and Little Bushkill Creek.”

DVR advertised a 35-minute ride between East Stroudsburg and Bushkill. At most the 70-minute round trip was scheduled five times daily. Among DVR’s passengers were high school and college students whose homes were out of town. For them the railroad was convenient transport before school buses were used. The cost of their tickets was usually absorbed by the schools. Frequency of trains declined commensurate with ridership, and passenger service was discontinued entirely after 1928. But occasional freight needs were fulfilled until late 1937 when “Pennico”, west of the 600-block of N. Cortland St., received DVR’s final delivery. The increase of motorized travel contributed to the demise of the “Bushkill Flyer”. It was ironic that in 1932, DVR received a slight surge in revenue resulting from several shipments of material for improving Rt. 209, which made the dinkey even less practical.

Research has produced many names affiliated with DVR, including the persons in charge at some of the stations: Melvin Hoffman, around 1910, at Marshalls Creek; John Kintner at Frutcheys; A. F. Brong at Coolbaughs; and Norman Guillot at Bushkill. Besides servicing the Nyce Lumber Co. at Coolbaughs and Bushkill, tracks went across Rt. 209 to Peters’ Coal Yard behind the Dutch Reformed Church. Bushkill agent Guillot was later superintendent of DVR and Kintner was the conductor

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Less than a year after DVR’s start-up in 1901, it became mail carrier instead of stagecoach. Three of the four bridges along DRV’s route were single spans: at Marshall’s Creek, Pond Creek, and Little Bushkill Creek. The “toppling over” of a 20-ton beam for the two-spanned affair across Bushkill Creek north of Shoemakers was described in a newspaper report as “an annoying mishap.”

Especially in its later years Delaware Valley Railway had deteriorated into a sorrowful condition. The cost of meeting fixed expenses had hopelessly surpassed the dwindling income from a business that had been confronted by so many better options. But for a couple of decades, it served a purpose and that is why its history should not be forgotten.

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Sorrenti Family Distillery crafts a range of Appalachian springfed distilled spirits (referred to as "lightning," which is PA moonshine), and fruit-based brandies. Selections include: White Lightning, Apple Lightning, Apple Pie Lightning, and the newest to come will be Peach Cobbler Lightning. Tastings are $10.

The Winemaker, Stroudsburg native Matthew and his wife Misty, the Hard Cideress, live their passion creating unique, handcrafted, award-winning products. Using both local and global fruit, they craft gluten-free, locally made hard ciders with foraged herbs and organic flowers. With 20 years of winemaking, they display artistry in their bold red wines by using high-quality grapes and years of barrel aging. Their sweet wines dance with fruit and floral notes. The unique hipster vibe is truly something to experience for yourself. Visit their two tasting rooms at 616 Main Street and 103 Gypsum Road, Stroudsburg.

130 Lower Cherry Valley Road, Saylorsburg, PA 18353 sorrentifamilyestate.com

RAW Urban Winery & Hard Cidery is the Poconos' first urban winery and hard cidery established in 2015.

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WINERIES RAW URBAN WINERY & HARD CIDERY

RAW Urban Winery & Hard Cidery is the Poconos' first urban winery and hard cidery established in 2015.

The Winemaker, Stroudsburg native Matthew and his wife Misty, the Hard Cideress, live their passion creating unique, handcrafted, award-winning products. Using both local and global fruit, they craft gluten-free, locally made hard ciders with foraged herbs and organic flowers. With 20 years of winemaking, they display artistry in their bold red wines by using high-quality grapes and APRIL/MAY 2022 POCONO LIVING MAGAZINE© 49

years of barrel aging. Their sweet wines dance with fruit and floral notes. The unique hipster vibe is truly something to experience for yourself. Visit their two tasting rooms at 616 Main Street and 103 Gypsum Road, Stroudsburg.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW VINEYARD WINERY

Visit this local, family-owned winery for a seriously fun experience!

You'll have a great time sampling locally produced, sustainable wines at this vineyard nestled in the Pocono Mountains. Offering a 2,200 square foot wrap around patio and over 100 acres of space for outdoor seating and enjoyment.

2332 Walters Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 mountainviewvineyard.com

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THREE HAMMERS WINERY

A winery destination located in Hawley, PA. By blending history, scenic ambiance and beautifully crafted artisanal wines, Three Hammers Winery hopes to create a memorable experience for you to enjoy. Situated on 15 acres, the winery, 1820 Farmhouse, and beautiful grounds are available to rent for your special occasion. Open year-round. Cheers!

877 Welcome Lake Road, Hawley, PA 18428 threehammerswinery.com For more information about the Pocono Beverage Trail, a complete map, and details on the delicious stops along the way, visit poconomountains.com. Also, before visiting a location we suggesting contacting them for current hours and restrictions due to COVID-19. Please remember to drink responsibly and with moderation. Enjoy!

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our pets are part of your family, and you would do just about anything for them. From the tail wags and face licks to the head bumps and purr fests, your pets show their unconditional love in many ways, every single day. If you're looking for ways to reciprocate, consider the following tips for things you can do to show your pet some extra love.

1. HAVE A "YES DAY" WITH YOUR PET

When was the last time you devoted time to solely focusing on your pet and doing the activities you know they love to do? The truth is, your beloved pets love nothing more than hanging out with you — so why not make a whole day of it?

Start by making a list of all the activities your pet enjoys or saying 'yes' to your pet's cues to see where the day takes you. One more treat after a walk through the park? Yes! One more minute of

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scratches behind the ear? Yes! Whatever you end up doing, know that any time spent with your pet is time they'll love.

2. FEED THEM NUTRITIOUS, DELICIOUS FOOD

One simple, yet important, way to keep your dog or cat happy and healthy is by feeding them nutritious and tasty food and treats. Choosing food that uses all-natural ingredients will not only help maintain their well-being, but your four-legged family member will love it.

While finding pet-food products with organic fruits and vegetables and sustainably sourced ingredients may seem like a daunting task, raw pet food leader Stella & Chewy's has a variety of products to keep your pet happy and healthy. For cats, consider Raw Coated Chicken and for dogs, check out the Red Meat With Grain Raw Blend - or find your own favorite by visiting StellaAndChewys.com to learn more.

3. FIND A GREAT NEW TOY

Animals need the occasional stimulation of a new toy or game, and they love playing with you. Try a new interactive toy or activity that can keep you both entertained for hours. When playtime is done, put the toy away so it's still fresh the next time you bring it out for a play session.

4. TAKE SOME PTO FOR YOUR P-E-T

Between family and busy work schedules, you may be wondering how to carve out dedicated time for your pets. Why not take a day off work for exactly that?

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“At our company, we make sure everyone has an extra day off to spend dedicated time with their pets,” said Marc Hill, CEO of Stella & Chewy's. “Just as you might take a day off to celebrate a loved one's birthday or anniversary, our pets are also our family, and we believe our employees — and their pets — deserve an additional day off to bask in the raw, unadulterated love we share with each other.”

“The truth is, your beloved pets love nothing more than hanging out with you — so why not make a whole day of it?”

With more than two-thirds of pet parents agreeing that it's important for family vacations to be pet-friendly, consider taking that extra day off to embark on a road trip with your pet. Visit friends, head to a dog-friendly beach or go sightseeing at a national or state park. Whatever you do with your time off, your pet will appreciate the extra day hanging out with their favorite person — you!

5. TEACH YOUR PET A NEW TRICK

Most dogs — and even some cats — enjoy the challenge of learning something new.

Use their favorite treats to teach simple tricks at home like: * "Paw" — Get your dog in a sitting position and show them you have a treat. Hold the treat in your hand close to your dog's face and under their chin. Most dogs will try to paw at your hand to get to the treat. If your dog does this and touches your hand, give them the treat and praise. * "Roll Over" — Sit in front of your cat with a treat 2-3 inches away from their nose. If you want your cat to roll to your right/ their left, slowly arc the treat on a slight incline toward their right ear. For the left side, do the opposite, and reward with a tasty treat when the trick is completed.

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