Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, has a rich history that dates back to its early days as a town called Sand Cut. The village was renamed in 1892 after financier Jay Gould, who built a tannery in the area. The name change reflects the village's connection to the prominent figure in American finance. Gouldsboro has undergone many changes over the years, including the construction of the Erie Lackawanna railroad line and the establishment of ice industries during the winter months. The village has also been a site for various historical events and has preserved its heritage through the Gouldsboro Historical Society, which operates a museum and organizes community events. The village's location in the northern Pocono Mountains offers a peaceful, rural lifestyle with access to outdoor recreation and seasonal tourism.

   Jason Gould was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who founded the Gould business dynasty. He is generally identified as one of the robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. Gould was an unpopular figure during his life and remains controversial.

   In 1856, Gould entered a partnership with Zadock Pratt to create a tanning business in Pennsylvania, in an area that was later named Gouldsboro. He eventually bought out Pratt, who retired. In 1856, Gould entered a partnership with Charles Mortimer Leupp, a son-in-law of Gideon Lee and one of the leading leather merchants in the United States. The part-nership was successful, until the Panic of 1857. Leupp lost all his money in that financial crisis, but Gould took advantage of the depreciation in property value and bought up former partnership properties. 

   Gould also started an ice harvesting industry on the large Gouldsboro Lake. In the winter, ice was harvested and stored in large ice houses on the lakeside. He had a railroad line installed next to the lake and he supplied New York City with ice during the summer months.**