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The resort and airpark were originally owned by a PanAm pilot, Walter ("Wally") Hoffman<ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=On top|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1CgR1efvGE0C&pg=PA102|magazine=Flying Magazine|date=April 1969|accessdate=1 February 2020}}</ref> and his former wife Carol. |
The resort and airpark were originally owned by a PanAm pilot, Walter ("Wally") Hoffman<ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=On top|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1CgR1efvGE0C&pg=PA102|magazine=Flying Magazine|date=April 1969|accessdate=1 February 2020}}</ref> and his former wife Carol. |
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The location is identified by the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] as the Birchwood-Pocono Airpark<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:1211935|title=Birchwood-Pocono Airpark|accessdate=1 February 2020}}</ref> |
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The site is now derelict and the airstrip closed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melissamullenphotography.com/blog/birchwood-resort/|title=Birchwood Resort|last=Mullen|first=Melissa|accessdate=1 February 2020}}</ref>. |
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It is currently owned<ref>{{cite web |url=http://agencies.monroecountypa.gov/parcelsearch/# |title=Tax Parcel Assessment Search |date=14 March 2011|website=Search for PIN 12638300863959 |publisher=Monroe County |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> by the C. Castle Group, which at one time had ambitious plans for redevelopment<ref>{{cite news |last=Pedersen |first=Brian |date=11 June 2015 |title=Firm wants to restore former resort, create haven for Pocono visitors |url=http://www.lvb.com/firm-wants-to-restore-former-resort-create-haven-for-pocono-visitors/ |work=Lehigh Valley Business (LVB) |location=Bethlehem, PA |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> that were not popular with some local residents <ref>{{cite news |last=Strunk|first=Brianna |date=20 October 2015 |title=New Resort Proposal Causing Controversy in the Poconos |url=http://www.pahomepage.com/news/new-resort-proposal-causing-controversy-in-the-poconos/ |work=PA Home Page |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>, and which have since been modified <ref>{{cite news |last=Tatu |first=Christina |date=8 November 2014 |title=Once a lovers’ getaway, now a fugitive’s getaway |url=http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20141108/News/141109474 |work=Pocono Record |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>. |
It is currently owned<ref>{{cite web |url=http://agencies.monroecountypa.gov/parcelsearch/# |title=Tax Parcel Assessment Search |date=14 March 2011|website=Search for PIN 12638300863959 |publisher=Monroe County |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> by the C. Castle Group, which at one time had ambitious plans for redevelopment<ref>{{cite news |last=Pedersen |first=Brian |date=11 June 2015 |title=Firm wants to restore former resort, create haven for Pocono visitors |url=http://www.lvb.com/firm-wants-to-restore-former-resort-create-haven-for-pocono-visitors/ |work=Lehigh Valley Business (LVB) |location=Bethlehem, PA |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> that were not popular with some local residents <ref>{{cite news |last=Strunk|first=Brianna |date=20 October 2015 |title=New Resort Proposal Causing Controversy in the Poconos |url=http://www.pahomepage.com/news/new-resort-proposal-causing-controversy-in-the-poconos/ |work=PA Home Page |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>, and which have since been modified <ref>{{cite news |last=Tatu |first=Christina |date=8 November 2014 |title=Once a lovers’ getaway, now a fugitive’s getaway |url=http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20141108/News/141109474 |work=Pocono Record |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 16:04, 1 February 2020
The Birchwood-Pocono Airpark is a former airport located in Tannersville, Pennsylvania that operated alongside the Birchwood Resort from 1968 until its closure in 1996.
History
The resort and airpark were originally owned by a PanAm pilot, Walter ("Wally") Hoffman[1] and his former wife Carol.
The location is identified by the United States Board on Geographic Names as the Birchwood-Pocono Airpark[2]
The site is now derelict and the airstrip closed[3].
It is currently owned[4] by the C. Castle Group, which at one time had ambitious plans for redevelopment[5] that were not popular with some local residents [6], and which have since been modified [7].
In 2014, fugitive Eric Matthew Frein was captured near an abandoned hangar at the former facility after an extended manhunt.[8][9]
References
- ^ "On top". Flying Magazine. April 1969. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Birchwood-Pocono Airpark". Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Mullen, Melissa. "Birchwood Resort". Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Tax Parcel Assessment Search". Search for PIN 12638300863959. Monroe County. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Pedersen, Brian (11 June 2015). "Firm wants to restore former resort, create haven for Pocono visitors". Lehigh Valley Business (LVB). Bethlehem, PA. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Strunk, Brianna (20 October 2015). "New Resort Proposal Causing Controversy in the Poconos". PA Home Page. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Tatu, Christina (8 November 2014). "Once a lovers' getaway, now a fugitive's getaway". Pocono Record. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Keneally, Meghan (31 October 2014). "This Is the Abandoned Airport Where Eric Frein Was Found". ABC News. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ Freeman, Paul (31 October 2014). "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northeastern Pennsylvania". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Retrieved 3 November 2014.