Pike+County

Pike County By: Matt Kundrick
 * On March 26, 1814 Pike county was created as a part of Wayne County. Pike County was named after General Zebulon Pike. At the time of European contact, the inhabitants were the** **Leni Lenape, later known as the Delaware Indians. The first European to visit Pike County, was named Arent Schulyer in 1694. He was sent by govenor Benjamin Fletcher to see whether the French were trying to enlist the Indians against the English. The largest city in Pike County is Matamoras, a borough that had 2,312 people during the 2000 census. But the overall population in Pike County is 46,302 people. Pike County also had a very popular lumber industry. But in 1914 the strands of trees were getting exhausted. Threwout history Pike County had many national leaders come threw the town, some were Charles Pierce, Dan Beard, Grover Cleveland, William Howard Taft, Thomas Edison, Zane Grey, and Horace Greeley.

Geography The area in Pike County is a total of 567 total sq miles. The highest point in Pike County is a hill in Greene Township. It is approximatley is 2,110 ft high above sea level. The lowest elevation is the confluence of the Bushkill and the Delawared which is 340 ft high.

Townships There are 11 townships in Pike County, they are Blooming Grove Township,Delaware Township,Dingman Township,Greene Township,Lackawaxen Township,Lehman Township,Milford Township,Palmyra Township,Porter Township,Shohola Township, and finally Westfall Township.** There is only one state park in Pike County** [|**Promised Land State Park**] **. It is a 3000 acre state park surrounded by the Delaware State Forest. You can hunt,fish,walk the 50miles of trails,swim, have picnics, and even spend the night there. You can stay at any of the four campgrounds there or stay in the rustic cabins that were built during the Great Depression.
 * Recreation

Pike County Courthouse

Promised land StatePark**