Located in the northeastern corner of Pennsylvania is a beautiful state park with the compelling name of Promised Land. It is visited by thousands annually, and many of those visitors have been coming to the park for generations. Promised Land State Park features more than 200 images that have been preserved by the state park, state agencies, historical organizations, and individuals. Through these unique images, many published here for the first time, the fascinating history of one of Pennsylvania's most popular parks is documented.

Historian Peter Osborne has authored many works of regional history and serves as the full-time director of the Minisink Valley Historical Society in Port Jervis, New York. He is the author of High Point State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps and Hacklebarney and Voorhees State Parks.