On August 31, 1837, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, became the county seat of Monroe
County. Stroudsburg, incorporated as a borough in 1815, was named for a settler,
Colonel Jacob Stroud. Jacob Stroud built a stockade in 1776, called Fort Penn.
In 1778, Fort Penn provided protection for survivors of the Wyoming
Massacre. Stroud's home on 9th and Main Streets is now a museum operated by
the Monroe County Historical
Association The courthouse was also built in 1837. A public water system,
with water from the Delaware Valley, was completed in Stroudsburg in 1868.
Stroudsburg's population is
approximately 5,312. Its 4.6 sq. kilometers is in Monroe County, near the
New Jersey border in northeastern Pennsylvania. Most of Monroe County was
settled in the 18th century. The oldest settlement is the borough of East
Stroudsburg.
Transportation is the key to
development and marketing. From stagecoach, wagon, and boat transportation
to the railroad in 1856, opportunities have been available for Stroudsburg.
Its people have responded.
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