History & local legend
The Pocono Indian Museum occupies an 1840 farmhouse on Milford Road that later served stagecoach passengers traveling between Pennsylvania and New York. Its resident ghost is called Eli. Accounts describe doors opening and closing, drawers moving and objects shifting as though someone is trying to attract attention.
Another museum story concerns a life-size figure called Meesing. In the local tale, it leaves its place at night and wanders into the Poconos before returning to the display.
The figure’s name has a broader cultural context: the Delaware Tribe of Indians describes Mësingw as the guardian spirit of game animals, recognizable by a face divided between red and black. The tale about a roaming exhibit belongs to the museum’s own folklore.
Sources
- HolidayKeepers, Halloween in the Poconos, Pocono Indian Museum entry
- The Shadowlands, Pennsylvania, Bushkill entry for Pocono Indian Museum
- Pocono Indian Museum, house and collection history
- Pocono Indian Museum, GPS and mailing addresses
- Mapcarta, mapped museum building
- Delaware Tribe of Indians, Cultural FAQs, the guardian Mësingw as described by the tribe
- The Pennsylvania Paranormal Association forum, Pocono Haunts and History, Starting Gate Ski Shop museum-figure legend
