Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania

Shawnee on Delaware
Shawnee Inn, as seen from the banks of the Delaware River, September 2012
Shawnee Inn, as seen from the banks of the Delaware River, September 2012
Shawnee on Delaware is located in Pennsylvania
Shawnee on Delaware
Shawnee on Delaware
Coordinates: 41°00′44″N 75°06′37″W / 41.012309°N 75.110377°W / 41.012309; -75.110377
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMonroe
TownshipSmithfield
Founded byNicholas Depuy (1727)
ZIP
18356

Shawnee on Delaware is an unincorporated community on the Delaware River, part of Smithfield Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated just south of the foothills of the Pocono Mountains, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) southwest of the Shawnee Mountain Ski Area and approximately 75 miles (121 km) west of New York City.

The first white settler, Nicholas Depuy, arrived from New Amsterdam in 1727. His home was used as a fort during the French and Indian War (1754–1763). In 1904, Worthington Hall, later known as the Shawnee Playhouse, was built in the village. Shawnee is also the home of the Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, originally built as the Buckwood Inn with a course designed by A. W. Tillinghast in the early 20th century. The largest red cedar tree in the state is situated at Shawnee Presbyterian Church Cemetery, standing 36 feet (11 m) high and 67 inches (1.7 m) around the trunk.