DALEVILLE

COVINGTON TOWNSHIP

In the 1800’s. stage coaches were popular in travel.  The Halfway House catered to them.  The  turnpike was used to travel between upper New York state and Philadelphia.  Other stage coach stops in the vicinity were the Hollister Home on Route 435, and The Dale Hotel (on the corner of Route 502 and 435 in Daleville).

The Dale family settled the area and donated land for the construction of the Church, which also would serve as a school.  In 1819, the Wardell family settled the area and in 1826, the Daleville United Methodist Church began, it was formed by Reverend William Noble of Nobletown.  It was used as a school and church.  In 1847, the new Methodist Protestant Church was built, it was dismantled in preparation for the third church; the present church was constructed in 1876.  The lumber from the church was used to construct Gouldsboro United Methodist Church.

The Dale family operated the post office and was first in Cobley’s store, next to the David Dale home and it later became the parsonage for the church.  Cobley’s store was located on Route 435, Lake Daleville sat behind the church and was later drained after a drowning.  Many of the congregation at the Church enjoyed the cooling waters.

The Daleville School was located right across from the United Methodist Church.  It was torn down in 1936 and a new school was built across from the old Bill’s shopping center.

Businesses in Daleville were a blacksmith, a carriage shop owned by Michael W. Hurley, a wheelwright, woodmaking ship owned by Benjamin E. Miller, a lumber mill owned by D. Dale and sons, it was destroyed by fire on May of 1880.  The Daleville House was a hotel and was established in the 1830’s by David Dale and operated by Lewis Jones, The Wozniak’s Restaurant sat on the Daleville corners and the North Pocono Village with its shops, apartments and diner.