Eshback, Pennsylvania

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Eshback, Pennsylvania is a ghost town in Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania near Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania and Bushkill, Pennsylvania. It is now a part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and the Eshback Boat Launch remains in the park.

41°09′13″N74°54′54″W / 41.15371°N 74.91491°W / 41.15371; -74.91491


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