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Turtle Rock, Little Stone Field, Pocono Mountains, Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, circa 1940

Card type
Linen

About this postcard

A rounded, turtle-shaped outcrop of weathered conglomerate rock crowns a scrubby ridge, with a single spindly evergreen standing to the right and low green shrubs and boulders scattered across the foreground. The printed caption names the formation as Turtle Rock in the Little Stone Field of the Pocono Mountains near Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania. Such oddly shaped boulders were popular roadside and resort attractions in the Pocono region, where glacial and erosional debris left conspicuous rock formations that were given fanciful names for visitors.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

[illegible] return und fang At last we are resting on the farm with supreme quiet and happiness. Now with Dot Yes, Helen told us that you telephoned to her before we left Hoylten. Bella- ayla is densely wooded. Salu Serin Adolph Otten and Mrs. John Smithenanner + daughter thee Dany, Lilly, Edward

PostmarkedRock Street, NY, July 20, 1957
Stamp
Addressed to
Edna Kaercher

2228 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Rock Street, NY
PublisherM. D. Martz
Series62578-C-N
ConditionGood
Place addressedEdna Kaercher, 2228 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, PA
Place depictedTurtle Rock, Little Stone Field, Lake Harmony, PA
Place mentionedLake Harmony, PA
PublisherM. D. Martz, 529 N. St., East Mauch Chunk, PA
Stamp2c Thomas Jefferson, red
NotesWhite border; visible linen/canvas texture in the sky; light soiling and wear along the left edge; card number printed at lower right. Postmark: ROCK STREET JUL 20 A.M. 1957 N.Y. Divided-back linen-texture Curteich card with white border; 2¢ Jefferson stamp; water stain along lower right edge.

Cite this card

Turtle Rock, Little Stone Field, Pocono Mountains, Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/turtle-rock-little-stone-field-pocono-mountains-lake-harmony. Accessed October 24, 2026.