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History · Lackawaxen Township

Lackawaxen Township’s post office opened in 1813, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 64% of U.S. towns · #551 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it

Most of Lackawaxen Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Its Register listings are the Delaware Aqueduct, the D & H Canal Co. Office and the Zane Grey House. Below: 4 old photos and papers and maps from 1966 on.

1813first post office
2on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
4old photos & papers
Add an old photoShare a memory
From Lackawaxen Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Lackawaxen Township began

When was Lackawaxen Township founded?

1813

The Lackawaxen Township post office opened in 1813, the earliest record of the town by name. Seven smaller post offices, Mount Moriah (1822), Masthope (1853) and Kimble (1875), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 5,072213 years

How historic is Lackawaxen Township?

B

More historic than 64% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Lackawaxen Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Lackawaxen Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lackawaxen Township is more historic than 64% of U.S. towns, #551 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

B
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lackawaxen Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1813, from the first post office: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19404.5% of homes (±2.1) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%CNational Register2 listings, 4 historic buildings, 7.6 per 10,000 residents · typical PA town 2.1 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 64%
NewerOlder
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,035)Ahead of 47%

Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lackawaxen Township’s 7.6 sits above most of its state (73% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 4 historic buildings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. The pre-1940 share (±2.1 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Lackawaxen Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages7 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Lackawaxen Township, and 14 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenOnly 4 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1813: 213 years of Lackawaxen Township.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Seven other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Lackawaxen
1813–today
Mount Moriah
1822–1830
Masthope
1853–1937
Rowland
1866–today
Kimble
1875–1940
Glen Eyre
1888–1938
Westcolang
1890–1933
Greeley
1892–today
Baoba
1896–1925
Bohemia
1904–1920
18101920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BaobaBohemiaFawn Lake ForestForest Lake ParkFriendly AcresGlen EyreGreeleyKimbleLackawaxenMasthopeMasthope RapidsRowlandWestcolangWestcolang Park
1cemetery inside Lackawaxen Township
Mount Moriah

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Start Lackawaxen Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lackawaxen Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo4 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewView at Lackawaxen, looking down the De…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Timeline

Lackawaxen Township, 1813 to 1966

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1813Post officeThe Lackawaxen post office opens
  3. 1822Post officeThe Mount Moriah post office opens
  4. 1830Post officeThe Mount Moriah post office closes
  5. 1853Post officeThe Masthope post office opens
  6. 1855BuiltD & H Canal Co. Office is built
  7. 20th century
  8. 1905BuiltZane Grey House is built
  9. 1937Post officeThe Masthope post office closes
  10. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Lackawaxen Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lackawaxen Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lackawaxen is an unincorporated community in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the confluence of the Delaware and Lackawaxen Rivers, the former of which forms the state line with New York. Lackawaxen has a post office with ZIP code 18435.

Its first post office opened in 1813. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 4,994 in 2010, 5,072 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Lackawaxen Township, decade by decade

Date unknown4 to date
View at Lackawaxen, looking down the Delaware RiverDate?View at Lackawaxen, looking down the Delaware RiverErie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 110.54, Spanning Lackawaxen River, East of State Route 590Date?Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 110.54, Spann…Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware RiverDate?Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning …Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic DriveDate?Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic Drive
Today13 recent
Minisink 2018-11-01 6522018Minisink 2018-11-01 652Minisink 2018-11-01 6512018Minisink 2018-11-01 651Minisink 2018-11-01 6502018Minisink 2018-11-01 650Minisink 2018-11-01 6492018Minisink 2018-11-01 649Eagle Observation 2018-11-01 6422018Eagle Observation 2018-11-01 642Eagle Observation 2018-11-01 6412018Eagle Observation 2018-11-01 641RR bridge P6270154 over Lackawaxen RIver2011RR bridge P6270154 over Lackawaxen RIverRR bridge P62701532011RR bridge P6270153Delaware Aqueduct sign P62701472011Delaware Aqueduct sign P6270147D&H Towpath P62701252011D&H Towpath P6270125Scenic Drive street sign, Lackawaxen, PA, Feb. 20092009Scenic Drive street sign, Lackawaxen, PA, Feb. 2009PA 590 eb, Lackawaxen, Feb. 20092009PA 590 eb, Lackawaxen, Feb. 2009D & H Canal Co House2008D & H Canal Co House
On the map

Lackawaxen Township on the map, 1966 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lackawaxen Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lackawaxen Township on the 1966 USGS mapLackawaxen Township on the 1973 USGS mapLackawaxen Township on the 1983 USGS mapLackawaxen Township on the 1999 USGS map1966Rowland sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lackawaxen Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

View at Lackawaxen, looking down the Delaware River
Retake this viewView at Lackawaxen, looking down the Delaware River

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Lackawaxen Township’s page.

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

2 historic places in Lackawaxen Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. Boundary changes and added documentation are counted with their listing.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1968
Delaware Aqueduct
Delaware AqueductD & H Canal Co. Office, built 1855Zane Grey House, built 1905
BuildingsStructures

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements1
Four Square1
Delaware AqueductStructure
D & H Canal Co. OfficeGreek Revival · Built 1855
All 3 listings
Zane Grey HouseBuilding · listed 1983

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lackawaxen Township

Nobody well known was born in Lackawaxen Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Henry Augustus RowlandAmerican physicist · b. 1848
Lyman LemnitzerAmerican general · b. 1899
Jennie Augusta BrownscombeAmerican painter · b. 1850
Mary Dimmick HarrisonSecond wife of the 23rd United States president… · b. 1858
F
Florence GoodenoughAmerican psychologist · b. 1886
H
Homer BigartAmerican journalist · b. 1907
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Palmyra Township3 historic placesB+Blooming Grove Township1 historic placeCMasthopeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBerlin TownshipIts storyCPalmyra TownshipIts storyB−Shohola Township1 historic placeC+

Questions about Lackawaxen Township’s history

What year was Lackawaxen Township founded?

The Lackawaxen Township post office opened in 1813, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Lackawaxen Township rank for history?

Lackawaxen Township is more historic than 64% of U.S. towns, #551 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Lackawaxen Township?

2 listings: 2 buildings and 1 structure. 4 historic buildings in all.

How old are the homes in Lackawaxen Township?

5% of Lackawaxen Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.1 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1988.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (14), the Library of Congress (3), the National Register of Historic Places (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.