Tannersville, Pennsylvania

Tannersville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community

Sign for Tannersville along PA 715
Tannersville
Coordinates: 41°2′24″N 75°18′21″W / 41.04000°N 75.30583°W / 41.04000; -75.30583Coordinates: 41°2′24″N 75°18′21″W / 41.04000°N 75.30583°W / 41.04000; -75.30583
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Monroe
Township Pocono
Elevation 892 ft (272 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 18372
Area code(s) 570 and 272
GNIS feature ID 1189263[1]

The village of Tannersville, in Pocono Township, Pennsylvania, is the site of the popular Camelback Ski Area and Camelbeach Waterpark. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 883 feet (269 m). As of 2000, the population of Tannersville (ZIP Code 18372) was 2,784. The community is served by the 629 exchange in Area Code 570.

Tannersville was founded in approximately 1750 by John Larner, formerly of Philadelphia. Tannersville, according to one historian, was first called Pocono Point. Many Indian trails were later widened for stagecoach use, and later evolved into highways. Two of the most famous of these are Lackawanna Trail (now Rt. 611) through Tannersville and Sullivan's Trail. Learned's Tavern (which most recently was under the name The 1740 Alpine Inn, and which burned down in 2000, was established along the Lackawanna Trail, and in 1779, was the last building on the frontier. On June 18, 1779, General John Sullivan and his soldiers camped at the Learn's or Learned's Tavern. They then cut a road (now Sullivan's Trail) through the wilderness. Tannersville also consists of The Crossings Premium Outlets, a major tourist attraction.

References

  1. ↑ "Tannersville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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