▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁lies ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Str oud s burg , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁channel ▁of ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River ▁by ▁De pu y ▁Island . ▁Just ▁down stream ▁from ▁this ▁island ▁is ▁Sw ane e ▁Island , ▁now ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Shaw ne e ▁Inn ▁golf ▁course . ▁About ▁ ▁up stream ▁from ▁Shaw ne e ▁is ▁T ock s ▁Island , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁proposed ▁controvers ial ▁dam ▁project ▁following ▁flo oding ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁The ▁largest ▁red ▁ced ar ▁tree ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁Shaw ne e ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁C emetery , ▁standing ▁ ▁high ▁and ▁ ▁around ▁the ▁tr unk , ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁crown . ▁ ▁Government ▁Although ▁Shaw ne e ▁on ▁Del aware ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁with ▁no ▁municipal ▁or ▁government al ▁structure ▁of ▁its ▁own , ▁it ▁is ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁of ▁Smith field ▁Township ▁and ▁the ▁county ▁government ▁of ▁Mon roe ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁Shaw ne e ▁Pres ervation ▁Society ▁is ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit , ▁volunt ary ▁organization , ▁which ▁functions ▁under ▁state ▁law , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁" pres erving ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁Shaw ne e - On - Del aware , ▁Smith field ▁Township , ▁and ▁surrounding ▁areas ". ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁L ime , ▁produced