The township of Towamensing (sometimes called Upper Towamensing) to this day remains rural, mainly comprised of hilly farmland and forest. With the Pocono Mountain forming the northern border, numerous springs rise up in the township and the area is dotted with ponds and small lakes. In the 1950s the Wild Creek Dam & Reservoir was built within District 5, flooding much of that valley. In the 1960s, the Pohopoco Creek (shown in the 1875 map as Big Creek) had the much larger Beltzville Dam constructed in nearby Franklin Twp., with most of the lake lying within Towamensing. This flooded the bottomland of districts 3 & 4, essentially cutting the township into two sections.
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PROPERTY OWNER |
DISTRICT |
VILLAGE |
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Albright, Mrs. M. |
District
3 |
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Anders, A. |
District
1 |
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Anders, H. |
District
1 |
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Property includes a spring |
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Anthony, J. |
Monroe
County |
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Saw mill, actually located over
the line in Eldred Twp. |
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Anthony, J. |
Monroe
County |
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Saw mill, actually located over the
line in Eldred Twp. |
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Anthony, L. |
District
6 |
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Bass, A. R. & Co. |
District
3 |
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Bass, A. R. & Co. |
District
3 |
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Bass, A. R. & Co. |
District
3 |
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Beer, A. |
District
2 |
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Beer, A. |
District
2 |
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Beer, B. |
District
2 |
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Saw Mill |
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Beer, B. |
District
6 |
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Beer, E. |
District
6 |
Trochville |
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Beer, G. |
District
7 |
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Beer, J. |
District
2 |
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Beer, J. |
District
6 |
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Beer, J. |
District
6 |
Trochville |
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Beer, J. |
District
7 |
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Beer, P. |
District
6 |
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Beer, R. |
District
2 |
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Beer, T. |
District
2 |
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Beer, W. |
District
6 |
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Beer, W. |
District
6 |
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Black smith shop |
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Behler, J. |
District
6 |
Trochville |
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Behler, W. |
District
7 |
Jonesville |
(OC.) |
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Berger, E. |
District
4 |
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Brown, J. |
District
1 |
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Buck, P. |
District
3 |
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Buck, P. |
District
7 |
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Buck, W. |
District
7 |
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Buck, W. |
District
7 |
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Christman, A. |
District
6 |
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Christman, J. |
District
6 |
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Christman, Mrs. |
District
6 |
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Colbach, F. |
District
3 |
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Deppy, H. |
District
1 |
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Saw Mill |
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Distler, J. |
District
5 |
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Distler, J. |
District
5 |
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Saw Mill |
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Dreisbach, C. |
District
4 |
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Dunbar, W. |
District
1 |
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Eckert, H. |
District
5 |
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Eckhart, A. |
District
7 |
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Two buildings on large property |
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Eckhart, D. |
District
7 |
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Eckhart, J. |
District
6 |
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Eckhart, J. |
District
6 |
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Eckhart, J. |
District
7 |
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Eckhart, J. |
District
7 |
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Eckhart, R. |
District
1 |
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Eckhart, S. |
District
7 |
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Eckhart, W. |
District
7 |
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Fritz, W. |
District
2 |
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George, R. |
District
5 |
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George, T. |
District
5 |
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German Lutherans |
District
6 |
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Church |
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Getz, C. |
District
6 |
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Gildner, J. |
District
4 |
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Green, A. |
District
1 |
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Green, Mrs. |
District
4 |
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Greenzweig, B. |
District
6 |
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Greenzweig, B. |
District
6 |
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Greenzweig, J. T.. |
District
6 |
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Greenzweig, S. |
District
1 |
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Greenzweig, S. T. |
District
6 |
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Hahn, J. |
District
7 |
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Hahn, W. |
District
7 |
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Harble, J. |
District
4 |
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Hate, C. |
District
5 |
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Hate, George |
District
5 |
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Hauser, A. |
District
4 |
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Heavner, A. |
District
3 |
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Herman, J. |
District
3 |
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Hidner, Mrs. J. |
District
5 |
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Hinger, A. |
District
4 |
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Hofacker, F. |
District
1 |
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Hone, T. |
District
3 |
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Jones, O. |
District
6 |
Trochville |
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Jones, P. |
District
7 |
Jonesville |
Hotel |
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Jones, P. |
District
7 |
Jonesville |
Residence |
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Jones, W. |
District
6 |
Trochville |
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Transcribed from the original map during August, 2002
by
Wendy Preisach
Web site by
2002