ARTIFACTS

Resorts, Inns & Boarding Houses of Paradise

“Those were the days. . .”

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Here are some images and audio clips from our collection of Paradise Township artifacts.

Parkside Chapel Photo: Kim Williams	PMI in the Sky cabin	The Antlers
St Paul's Church Swiftwater	Sophia Newhart Remembrance Card	Pocono Mountain Inn
Paradise Inn	Paradise Falls	Paradise Brook Trout Co.
Niering's Garage	Fanseen's Mount Airy	Joe Jefferson Barn
Henryville Railroad Station	Paradise Store, Post Office & Casino	The Ace Store
Paradise Valley Corners	Flood of 1955 Pic 1	Flood of 1955 Pic 3
Flood of 1955 Pic 2	Flood of 1955 Pic 4	Paradise Inn Engineers Home
Paradise Inn 2	Box Race on the Paradise Creek	Flood of 1955
The Nearbrook	Ransberry Cemetery Photo: Kim WIlliams	Paradise Falls Photo: Kim Williams
Red Rock Falls Henryville	Timber Hill Farm	Hunter Farm barn Photo: Kim Williams
Dimmick Dietrich house	Mountain Rest Farm Guest House	Dancing Bears in Paradise Valley
Quarry Pool on Paradise Creek	Keokee Chapel Photo: Kim Williams	PMI in the Sky pool

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MEETING RECAPS

The

Paradise Historical Society

presented...

A Visit to the Parkside Chapel

of Henryville

with Pat & Larry Paretta

Sunday, August 4th at 2PM

Parkside Chapel is one of the first buildings you see as you enter Paradise Township from the south on Route 191. Demurely set back from the road, surrounded by trees and landscaping,
it is a welcoming sight.

At the Society’s September meeting, the lead conservators of the property Larry and Pat Paretta, welcomed us to the property, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They described the work of protecting, conserving, and tending the building and its original artifacts, while making it available for ecumenical public worship and occasional intimate weddings.

The building dates from 1893 and is completely original — there is still no electricity or running water. The beautiful sanctuary woodwork, from freshly-refinished floors to the walls and soaring ceiling, take special care, as do the original organ and piano. Every summer starting in June, services are offered at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays. The last Sunday of September, the service
is a rousing hymn-sing.

All are welcome! For more information, visit Parkside Chapel of Henryville on Facebook.