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Discover Coolbaugh Township history on YouTube!


Discover how the Coolbaugh Township Historical Association is keeping local history alive through engaging presentations. Visit our YouTube channel to explore recent talks and timeless stories from our community’s past.

Or watch these featured videos embedded below:
  • Schools of Coolbaugh Township (2025)
  • Tobyhanna Military Reservation (2025)
  • Airport Inn & Horse Show (2025)
  • Seven Mysteries of Devils Hole (2025)
  • Railroad History of Coolbaugh Township (2022)
  • The Lost Town of Warnertown (2022)
  • Poconos History: Ice Harvesting (2022)
  • Tobyhanna Millpond #1 Ice Harvest (2019)
  • Ice Harvesting in Coolbaugh Township (2014)

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SCHOOLS OF COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP

OCTOBER 26, 2025 — Vern Cramer Saxe explores the history and development of Coolbaugh Township's educational institutions, highlighting their impact on the community.

TOBYHANNA MILITARY RESERVATION

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 — The Army first came to Tobyhanna in 1912, and they have been here ever since. This presentation by Bill Leonard covers the multiple uses of the reservation, including artillery training, high explosives storage, prisoner-of-war camp, glider storage, signal depot, and the Tobyhanna Army Depot today.

AIRPORT INN & HORSE SHOW

JULY 27, 2025 — Suzanne McCool presentation about the Airport Inn and the once widely acclaimed horse show in what is now Mount Pocono.

THE SEVEN MYSTERIES OF DEVIL’S HOLE

JUNE 1, 2025 — This presentation by Bill Leonard is entitled “Seven Mysteries of Devil’s Hole - Folklore, Tales, and Legends.”

The Devil’s Hole, partially located in Coolbaugh Township, is shrouded in mystery and mystique. There are several building ruins along Devil’s Hole Creek, exciting waterfalls, stories about an Elk Farm, peculiar artifacts, and a significant impact from the 1955 flood.

THE RAILROAD HISTORY OF COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP

OCTOBER 15, 2022 — The history of the railroads in Coolbaugh Township from the mid 1800s to the present, presented by Kim Williams for the Coolbaugh Township Historical Association Annual Dinner Program in 2022. The program touches on many local railroad bases, from Paradise and Township townships to Wayne and Lackawanna counties.

‘THE LOST TOWN OF WARNERTOWN’

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 — Video presentation on “The Lost Town of Warnertown” by Bill Leonard of the Coolbaugh Township Historical Association on February 13, 2022, at the Wills Mansion. (Filmed and edited by Seymour Mac Productions, Ltd.)

THE HISTORY OF ICE HARVESTING IN THE POCONOS

DECEMBER 5, 2022 — Take a journey to learn about Poconos winters past and the role the ice harvesting industry played in local life. (From Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau)

TOBYHANNA MILLPOND #1 ICE HARVEST 2019

2019 — Short video clip of the annual ice harvest at Tobyhanna Millpond #1 in 2019.

ICE HARVESTING IN COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP 2014

2014 — Video of ice harvesting in Coolbaugh Township produced by Kristin Kelly-Duran in 2014 for the Coolbaugh Township Historical Association.
The CTHA

Coolbaugh Township
Historical Association
Wills Mansion Museum
5590 Municipal Drive
PO Box 244
Tobyhanna, PA 18466
570-894-4207

Museum Hours
Open Mondays 10am to Noon
& By Appointment

Call for information
570-894-4207
or email us

CALENDAR of EVENTS

FB-075
The CTHA
Coolbaugh Township
Historical Association
Wills Mansion Museum
5590 Municipal Drive
PO Box 244
Tobyhanna, PA 18466
570-894-4207

Museum Hours
Open Mondays 10am to Noon
& By Appointment

Call for information
570-894-4207
or email us

CALENDAR of EVENTS

FB-075