House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

Pike County remains one of Pennsylvania’s most intriguing locales, rich in history that is almost as old as the United States itself, yet wonderfully blessed with natural beauty unspoiled by centuries of settlement. Forestlands, streams, waterfalls and mountains are an inspiring complement to the villages, towns and homestead farms that sing the history of this beautiful part of the Keystone State. Names in history, some familiar, some less so, have contributed significantly to our American heritage from right here in Pike County, PA. In the arts, sciences, popular culture, and in ecology Pike County has been a notable presence.

The writer Zane Grey made his home in Lackawaxen, and Grey Towers in Milford was home to Gifford Pinchot, early conservationist and philanthropist. Both of their homes, now national historic sites, are included in the self-guided tours inside. Charles Sanders Peirce, mathematician, logician and philosopher, a man whose ideas heavily influenced no less than Albert Einstein, and world-renown artist and women’s rights advocate, Miss Marie Zimmermann, were both Pike County residents. Their homes, too, are part of these tours.

Pike County was immortalized in celluloid when early filmmaker D.W. Griffith found the area the perfect setting for filming with his stars Mary Pickford and Lillian Gish.

John Kennedy visited Grey Towers in 1963 to dedicate the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies which today is an active leader in the area of forestry and conservation.

Pike County’s proximity to major metropolitan areas makes it the perfect destination for a day-trip or longer sojourn. It’s natural beauty, history, charm and amenities have beckoned travelers from around the world.